Analysis of The Land Of The Gael.



The Land Of The Gael.

A little island on the verge of Europe
A witness to imperial invasion
But the dominant stock is the Gael
Which makes it a glorious nation.

A cultured presence on planet earth
And a lover of liberty who sent many
Of its kin across the earth to defeat
The foe of divinity.

An isle of variable beauty drawing
Folk from throughout the earth as
If all was in need of a visit prior to
The arrival of death...

As a lover of this star of the sea no
Other land is good enough for me. And
As the shamrock symbolises our Trinity
I thank God as I observe the encircling sea.


Scheme A XBAB XCXC XXXX XXCC
Poetic Form
Metre 01101 01010101110 01010100010 101001101 111010010 010101101 001011001110 1110101101 0110100 11110001010 1101011 111011010101 001011 10101111011 1011101110 101110100 1111101001001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 571
Words 116
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted by anruaidh on February 25, 2019

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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