Analysis of My Land.
Thomas Osborne Davis 1814 (Mallow, County Cork) – 1845 (Dublin)
She is a rich and rare land;
Oh! she's a fresh and fair land;
She is a dear and rare land--
This native land of mine.
No men than her's are braver--
Her women's hearts ne'er waver;
I'd freely die to save her,
And think my lot divine.
She's not a dull or cold land;
No! she's a warm and bold land;
Oh! she's a true and old land--
This native land of mine.
Could beauty ever guard her,
And virtue still reward her,
No foe would cross her border--
No friend within it pine!
Oh! she's a fresh and fair land;
Oh! she's a true and rare land;
Yes! she's a rare and fair land--
This native land of mine.
| Scheme | aAaB cccb aaaB cccb AaaB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1101011 1101011 1101011 110111 1111110 0101110 1101110 011101 1101111 1101011 1101011 110111 1101010 0101010 1111010 110111 1101011 1101011 1101011 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 629 |
| Words | 139 |
| Sentences | 16 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on May 03, 2023
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