Analysis of The Bird Woman Of Derry



There is an elderly local lady
Who daily feeds wild birds,
Especially street pigeons,
And I have no doubt that
Our local epitome of charity
Will be shocked by the news
That the citizens of the local
Pigeon kingdom has voted her
To become an honoured citizen.

And, if she agrees, they will
Provide for her a set of wings.
And, may I add, that I personally
And sincerely thank the bird woman
Of the city of Colm Cille for her
Commitment on behalf of our Creator's
Creatures of whom we are a part.


Scheme ABXXAXXCD XXADCBX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111001010 110111 010110 011111 101001001100 111101 101001010 10101100 10111100 0110111 01100111 0111111000 001010110 101011110 0101011101 10111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 484
Words 94
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 9, 7
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 196
Words per stanza (avg) 47
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Submitted on February 19, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Liam Ó Comáin

An Irish poet now living in Derry City but originally from Limavady in County Derry in the north of the Island. more…

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