Analysis of The irish question



Gerry and Martin-
What an absurdity!
Moral justification for the existence of two Irish States?

An affront to the Irish for the majority desire unity.
True democracy denied by others supporting a status quo.
The latter arising from invading foreigners
Giving rise to sectarian action
Culminating in a so-called ‘Covenant’
Supported by anti-democratic and sectarian force.

Based upon imperial blue-printing to use religious differences
For the sole purpose of opposing the right of a nation
To its own national self-determination.

Come,on,now- is it the money,or power,or what? Oh! it is very
Sad that you have hoodwinked so many genuine people!!!


Scheme ABX BXXAXX XAA BX
Poetic Form
Metre 10010 110100 1000101001011101 1011010100100010100 10100011100100101 0100101010100 1011010010 1000011100 010110010001001 1010100110110101000 101101010011010 11110010010 111011111110 1111111010010
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 645
Words 104
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 6, 3, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 131
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted by ancomanach on March 13, 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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