Analysis of Erin, Oh Erin
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
Like the bright lamp, that shone in Kildare's holy fane,
And burn'd through long ages of darkness and storm,
Is the heart that sorrows have frown'd on in vain,
Whose spirit outlives them, unfading and warm.
Erin, oh Erin, thus bright through the tears
Of a long night of bondage, thy spirit appears.
The nations have fallen, and thou still art young,
Thy sun is but rising, when others are set;
And though slavery's cloud o'er thy morning hath hung,
The full noon of freedom shall beam round thee yet.
Erin, oh Erin, though long in the shade,
Thy star will shine out when the proudest shall fade.
Unchill'd by the rain, and unwaked by the wind,
The lily lies sleeping through winter's cold hour,
Till Spring's light touch her fetters unbind,
And daylight and liberty bless the young flower.
Thus Erin, oh Erin, thy winter is past,
And the hope that lived through it shall blossom at last.
Scheme | ABABXX CDCDEE XFDFGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111101101 01111011001 10111011101 11011101 1011011101 101111011001 01011001111 11111011011 01111011011 01111011111 1011011001 11111101011 110101101 010110110110 11110101 01010010110 11011011011 001111111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 894 |
Words | 161 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 231 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 06, 2023
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