Analysis of Fifty Years On
(Duke Street, Derry, 1968)
The followers of those who opposed the initial march
Marched fifty years later in commemoration
Not far from the Foyle river.
The original march was in pursuit of Civil Rights –
But is the life of a child in its mother’s womb
Not the greatest of all rights?
Yet, those who support abortion in the womb
Had the cheek to commemorate the
Events of nineteen and sixty two.
But a reflection of the egotistical reality
Which has been shown by those who
Were not involved but claim to be.
Including a political party or movement
Who initially opposed the campaign for
Civil rights…
In conclusion, let us recall with pride those
Who proposed the establishment of
The Civil Rights Movement…
And those who organised events fifty years ago
And let us not forget the truth of :
“We shall- we shall overcome!”
Scheme | A XXX BCB CXD ADA EXB XFE XFX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110 01001110100101 11011000010 1110110 00100110011101 110110101101 1010111 11101010001 10110100 011110101 1001010010010 1111111 01011111 0100010010110 10100010011 101 0010111111 101001001 010110 01110110101 011101011 111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 815 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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