Analysis of Ireland's North West
Oh, it’s good to be back home in Ireland
Especially in its fair North West,
Whether it be the City of Derry
Or the town of Limavady
To name but two.
In fact the North West as a whole
Is beyond comparison in the
Land of the Shamrock
Or anywhere else
That I am aware of.
For the two named urban areas
Shared much of my life: for one
Witnessed my birth and my
Earlier years while the other
Provided home for a Roesider.
And, of course, the north West
Is a place, aside from its beauty,
A source of history and culture
With the Siege of Derry and
The soul of Danny Boy.
Also the poetic convention led
By St. Colmcille at Drumceat.
As well as the poetic art of ‘Peg
Of Limavady’ and ‘Finvola,
The Gem of The Roe’.
And, of course Derry’s musical
Talent and the origin of the
‘Civil Rights Movement’
In the nineteen sixties
And, alas, ‘Bloody Sunday’...
Oh, yes, it is a place to visit
And to dwell if time permits
For aside from nature the people
Of the North West of Ireland is
Deemed by many to be number one.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111110100 01001111 1011010110 10111 1111 01011101 101010000 1101 1101 111011 101110100 1111111 101101 10011010 0101101 011011 101011110 011100010 1011100 011101 1000100101 11111 1110010111 1101 01101 0111100 100010010 10110 001110 001101 111101110 0111101 101110010 101111001 111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 996 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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