Analysis of Peat cutting men
Andy Lyle 1951 (Londonderry)
They toiled with hands like tree bark
As they cut through rotted peat
Stacking it in heaps to dry
Did not have to be that neat
Just so long as the Westerly's
Could dry out the peat bog water
So it could burn on winters nights
Was all that really mattered
And they could sit in warm habs
With hot broth in their hand
Another day's work completed
And an evening's rest began
Fine clothes for Sundays they were saved
So they could look their best
While thanking God in Heaven above
For this His blessed day of rest
When they could sit down at the pew
With Hymn book at the ready
To sing their praises to the Lord
With voices strong and steady
Then off to Pub to sup a pint
And wild stories for to tell
Of how they dug for peat so deep
They nearly ended up in hell
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 1111101 1010111 1111111 111101 11101110 11111101 1111010 0111011 111011 01011010 0110101 1111101 111111 110101001 1111111 11111101 1111010 11110101 1101010 11111101 0110111 11111111 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 738 |
Words | 153 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 24 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 25 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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