Analysis of She is Far From the Land
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps,
And lovers are round her, sighing;
But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps,
For her heart in his grave is lying.
She sings the wild song of her dear native plains,
Every note which he loved awaking; --
Ah! little they think, who delight in her strains,
How the heart of the Minstrel is breaking.
He had lived for his love, for his country he died,
They were all that to life had entwined him;
Nor soon shall the tears of his country be dried,
Nor long will his Love stay behind him.
Oh! make her a grave where the sunbeams rest,
When they promise a glorious morrow;
They'll shine o'er her sleep, like a smile from the West,
From her own loved island of sorrow.
Scheme | ABAB CBCB DEDE FGFG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111101101101 01011010 1101111101 101011110 11011101101 10011111 11011101001 1011010110 111111111011 1011111011 11101111011 111111011 110011011 1110010010 111001101101 101110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 730 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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