This is an analysis of the poem Ireland that begins with:

Fire in her ashes Ireland feels
And in her veins a glow of heat.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac bXbdeeee fefegbgX hihiaaaa jkjkikik kekeededXehehaaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1000101001 10010101 00011101 11010001 11010101 11000101 01110111 01010111 11010101 110010101 10010101 11010101 11010101 10101101 01001111 11111111 01011101 01010101 00010101 11110101 11010101 01111101 10111101 01100101 11110101 10011101 01010101 110100111 01110101 01110111 010101001 01110111 1100111001 10110101 010100101 10010111 01111101 00010011 11010101 11011101 01011101 01111111 11010101 11011101 11010101 01001011 01010111 01010101 11011101 01010101 11010101 110011001 01111101 11010101 10011101 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, as are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word her is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Ireland;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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