Analysis of Lines On T.D. McGee
James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906
DeArcy. McGee,
All compliment thee,
The hope of the land,
On your lecture so grand.
Though that is your fort,
Oh, give us the sport
Of an hour of your chat ;
Then we'll laugh and grow fat.
For none but the vile
Could e'er cease to smile
When near to thee,
So brilliant and free.
Plant of Green Erin's isle,
Long in Canadian soil,
May you take deep root
And bear much noble fruit.
Our hopes were in vain,
Alas ! he is slain
By a crankish hand,
The flower of the land.
| Scheme | AABB CCDD EEAA EXFF GGBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 101 11001 01101 111011 11111 11101 1110111 111011 11101 110111 1111 11001 11111 1001001 11111 011101 101001 01111 1011 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 458 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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