Analysis of Oh, the Shamrock
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
Through Erin's Isle
To sport awhile
As Love and Valour wander'd,
With Wit, the sprite,
Whose quiver bright
A thousand arrows squander'd;
Where'er they pass,
A triple grass
Shoots up, with dew-drops streaming,
As softly green
As emeralds seen
Through purest crystal gleaming.
Oh the Shamrock, the green, immortal Shamrock!
Chosen leaf
Of Bard and Chief,
Old Erin's native Shamrock!
Says Valour, "See,
They spring for me,
Those leafy gems of morning!" --
Says Love, "No, no,
For me they grow,
My fragrant path adorning."
But Wit perceives
The triple leaves,
And cries, "Oh! do not sever
A type that blends
Three godlike friends,
Love, Valour, Wit, for ever!"
Oh, the Shamrock, the green, immortal Shamrock!
Chosen leaf, etc.
So firmly fond
May last the bond
They wove that morn together,
And ne'er may fall
One drop of gall
On Wit's celestial feather.
May Love, as twine
His flowers divine,
Of thorny falsehood weed 'em:
May Valour ne'er
His standard rear
Against the cause of Freedom!
Oh the Shamrock, the green, immortal Shamrock!
Chosen leaf, etc.
Scheme | aabccbddeffeGhhg iiejjekklmmlGN oolpplqqxxxxGN |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 1101 110110 1101 1101 0101010 1011 0101 1111110 1101 1101 1101010 101010101 101 1101 11101 111 1111 1101110 1111 1111 1101010 1101 0101 0111110 0111 111 111110 101010101 101100 1101 1101 1111010 0111 1111 1101010 1111 11001 110111 111 1101 0101110 101010101 101100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,055 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 16, 14, 14 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 269 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 14, 2023
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