Analysis of Old Song Re-Sung
Katharine Tynan 1861 (Ireland) – 1931
I saw three ships a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea,
The first her masts were silver,
Her hull was ivory.
The snows came drifting softly,
And lined her white as wool;
Oh, Jesus, Son of Mary,
Thy Cradle beautiful!
I saw three ships a-sailing,
The next was red as blood,
Her decks shone like a ruby,
Encrimsoned all her wood.
Her main-mast stood up lonely,
A lonely Cross and stark.
Oh, Jesus, Son of Mary,
Bring all men to that ark!
I saw three ships a-sailing.
The third for cargo bore
The souls of men redeemed,
That shall be slaves no more.
The lost beloved faces,
I saw them glad and free.
Oh, Jesus, Son of Mary,
When wilt thou come for me?
Scheme | AbxbbxBx AxbxbcBc AdxdxbBb |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010 010101 0101010 011100 0111010 010111 1101110 110100 1111010 011111 0111010 1101 0111110 010101 1101110 111111 1111010 01111 011101 111111 010110 111101 1101110 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 648 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 162 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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