Analysis of The Irish Question



What an absurdity!
Attempting
Moral justification
For the existence of
Two Irish State- lets?

An affront to the Irish
For the majority desires unity.
True democracy denied  by others
Supporting a status quo.

The latter arising from
Invading foreigners
Giving rise to sectarianism
Culminating in a so-called
'Covenant’ supported by
Anti-democratic forces.

Based upon imperial blue- printing
To use religious differences for the sole
Purpose of opposing the right of a nation
To its own self-determination.


Scheme ABCXX XADX EDEXXX BXCC
Poetic Form
Metre 110100 010 100010 100101 11011 1011010 100100010100 1010001110 0100101 0100101 010100 101101000 1000011 1000101 1001010 1010100110 110101000101 101010011010 11110010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 493
Words 76
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 6, 4
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on February 19, 2016

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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