Analysis of The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
The harp that once through Tara's halls
The soul of music shed,
Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls,
As if that soul were fled. --
So sleeps the pride of former days,
So glory's thrill is o'er,
And hearts, that once beat high for praise,
Now feel that pulse no more.
No more to chiefs and ladies bright
The harp of Tara swells;
The chord alone, that breaks at night,
Its tale of ruin tells.
Thus Freedom now so seldom wakes,
The only throb she gives,
Is when some heart indignant breaks,
To show that still she lives.
Scheme | ABABCXCX DEDEFGFG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111101 011101 11111101 111101 11011101 111110 01111111 111111 11110101 011101 01011111 111101 11011101 010111 11110101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 523 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 198 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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