This is an analysis of the poem Eanach Dhúin that begins with:

If my health is spared I'll be long relating
Of that boat that sailed out of Anach Cuain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XXbXXac X dXXadcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101101010 0111110101 101010010110 1110100101 101011011 1010111111 10111001110 0111100101 1101111010 010100101 01001111000 1100110111 11110110100 0010110101 01101111110 1101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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