Analysis of The ballad of ireland



Oh, if it was another country
Where I first saw light of day
I doubt if any could compare
With the land of Irish clay.
~
For my homeland is a treasure
Lapped daily by the Irish sea
An island of culture and of beauty
And the only place for me.
~
Oh! across the globe there are
Various countries of beauty and
Renown but none compares with
An Irish city, or village,or town...
~
Oh,yes, Our Creator ordained us to
Share a western isle on the verge
Of a continent and to welcome all
Of our fellow humans with a smile.
~
Oh! Ireland, mother Ireland, I love you
As the best, and if I ever depart from
You I am aware that I shall never be
At rest.


Scheme ABCB DAAA EFGH IJKL IMAN
Poetic Form
Metre 111101010 1111111 11110101 1011101 1 1111010 11010101 1101100110 0010111 1 1010111 100101100 0111011 11010111 1 1100100111 10101101 1010001101 1101010101 1 110010100111 10101110011 11101111101 11
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 619
Words 132
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 491
Words per stanza (avg) 130
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Submitted by ancomanach on March 18, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Liam Ó Comáin

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