Analysis of Oh, the Sight Entrancing
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
Oh, the sight entrancing,
When morning's beam is glancing
O'er files array'd
With helm and blade,
And plumes in the gay wind dancing!
When hearts are all high beating
And the trumpet's voice repeating
That song, whose breath
May lead to death,
But never to entreating.
Oh, the sight entrancing,
When morning's beam is glancing
O'er files array'd
With helm and blade,
And plumes in the gay wind dancing!
Yet, tis not helm or feather --
For ask yon despot, whether
His plumed bands
Could bring such hands
And hearts as ours together.
Leave pomps to those who need 'em --
Give man but heart and freedom,
And proud he braves
The gaudiest slaves
That crawl where monarchs lead 'em.
The sword may pierce the beaver,
Stonewalls in time may sever,
'Tis mind alone,
Worth steel and stone,
That keeps men free for ever.
Oh, that sight entrancing,
When the morning's beam is glancing,
O'er files array'd
With helm and blade,
And in Freedom's cause advancing!
Scheme | AABBAaaccaAABBA ddeedfxggfddhhdaaBBa |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (49%) |
Metre | 1011 1101110 10101 1101 01001110 1111110 0011010 1111 1111 11011 1011 1101110 10101 1101 01001110 1111110 1111010 111 1111 01110010 1111111 1111010 0111 011 111111 0111010 101110 1101 1101 1111110 1111 10101110 10101 1101 00101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 955 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 20 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 369 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 83 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
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