Analysis of Gaelic Legends
John Campbell 1845 – 1914
Oft the savage Tale in telling
Less of Love than Wrath and Hate,
Hath within its fierceness dwelling
Some pure note compassionate.
Mark, if rude their nature, stronger,
Manlier are the minds that keep
Thought on rightful vengeance longer
Than on those who can but weep.
Better sing the horrid battle
Than its cause of crime and wrong;
Sing great life-deeds! the death-rattle
Is too common for a song.
Lays where man in fight rejoices
Sang our Sires, from Sire to Son;
Heard and loved the hero voices,
"Dare, and more than life is won!"
| Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 10101010 1111101 1011110 1110100 11111010 110111 11101010 1111111 10101010 1111101 11110110 1110101 111011 110111011 10101010 1011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 529 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on April 23, 2023
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