Analysis of Tom Moore
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
Moore found the ballads of Green Isle,
Were oft obscured beneath the soil
As miner digging in a mine
Finds rubbish 'mong the gold so fine.
So Moore placed dross in the waste basket
And enshrined jewels in casket,
Where all may view each charming gem
In Ireland's grand old diadem.
In eastern lands his fame prevails
In wondrous Oriental tales ;
So full of gems his Lala Rookh
Hindoos and Bramins read his book,
And dark eyed Persian girls admire
The beauties of his magic lyre
Glowing like pearls of great price
Those distant gleams of Paradise.
He sang of Bryan Borohm's glory,
Renowned in ancient Irish story,
And shows the wide expanded walls
Which once encircled Tara's Halls
When joyous harp did there resound
And Ireland's greatest king was crowned
All wars and tumults then did cease,
Ireland did prosper great in peace.
He sung of meeting of the waters,
And of Ireland's charming daughters ;
Great minstrel from his harp both flows
Ireland's triumphs and her woes ;
Canada doth his fame prolong,
While she doth sing his great boat song.
And his own countrymen adore
The genial, witty, bright Tom Moore.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 01010101 11010001 11010111 111100110 00110010 11111101 0101110 01011101 0100101 11111101 101111 01110101 01011101 1011111 1101110 11110110 010101010 01010101 11010101 1101111 01010111 1101111 100110101 111101010 01101010 11011111 1010001 10011101 11111111 01110001 01010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,100 |
Words | 194 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 16, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 297 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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