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.
~
A sound occurrence which
Happens frequently since
I departed from the land of
The Gael those long years ago.
~
A reality which brings tears
To fall frequently from my
Eyes- my Irish eyes- in this
Land so far from home.
~
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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Submitted by ancomanach on June 09, 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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