Analysis of My Home Town
Some refer to it as ‘my home town’
While others ‘our city by the Foyle’
But whatever name is used it refers
To an ancient Irish city of renown.
From its Celtic roots it has flourished
Through a period of political chaos
And the later struggle for Civil Rights
Plus the massacre of Bloody Sunday.
But within the city there is a sense of
Renewal and a coming together of its
Citizens to express their society which
Was blessed by God via St. Colmcille.
A city of culture of world- wide renown
Who gave us singers, playwrights, poets,
Musicians, etc, who touched the hearts of
Many throughout planet earth.
Oh, yes, it is the adopted city of Colmcille
Who loved its people as never before. A love
Which is now apparent and symbolised by
Derry opening a welcoming door.
Scheme | ABXA XXXX CXXB AXCX BCXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 101111111 1101010101 110111101 11101010101 111011110 101001010010 0010101101 101001101 10101011011 010001001011 100101101001 11111011 01011011101 11110110 01010011011 1001101 111100101011 111101100101 111010011 1010001001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,324 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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