Analysis of Love And War.
Thomas Osborne Davis 1814 (Mallow, County Cork) – 1845 (Dublin)
How soft is the moon on Glengariff,
The rocks seem to melt with the light:
Oh! would I were there with dear Fanny,
To tell her that love is as bright;
And nobly the sun of July
O'er the waters of Adragoole shines--
Oh! would that I saw the green banner
Blaze there over conquering lines.
Oh! love is more fair than the moonlight,
And glory more grand than the sun:
And there is no rest for a brave heart,
Till its bride and its laurels are won;
But next to the burst of our banner,
And the smile of dear Fanny, I crave
The moon on the rocks of Glengariff--
The sun upon Adragoole's wave.
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111 01111101 111011110 11011111 0100111 10010111 111110110 11101001 11111101 01011101 011111011 111011011 1110111010 001111011 0110111 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 589 |
| Words | 122 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 226 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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