Analysis of My fair county derry
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Oh my lovely County Derry
I am aware of your calling
Across that wide expanse
Of our fair planet earth.
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A sound occurrence which
Happens frequently since
I departed from the land of
The Gael those long years ago.
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A reality which brings tears
To fall frequently from my
Eyes- my Irish eyes- in this
Land so far from home.
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Oh! the future I am not aware
Of and all that I can do is pray
That my circumstances will
Change and that I'll return someday.
~
For emigration has confirmed that
Where I reside is fine and beautiful
But via my memory and experience
Far from being the land of Danny Boy.
Scheme | ABCD EFGH IJKL MNON PQRS |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (24%) |
Metre | 1 11101010 11011110 011101 1101101 1 010101 101001 10101011 0111101 1 010111 1110011 1110101 11111 1 101011101 101111111 111001 1011011 1 10101011 1101110100 110110000100 1110011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 579 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 469 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
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