This is an analysis of the poem As Ireland Wore The Green that begins with:

BY RIGHT of birth in southern land I send my warning forth.
I see my country ruined by the wrongs that damned the North.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa XXBCBDBeB bbdd XBcBDBfB ddbb XBCBDBeB ccgg XbcBDBFB aahh XbcBdBeB iigg XbcBDBFB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,4,8,4,8,4,8,4,8,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101111101 11110101011101 111101001111101 11010101011001 10 1111110 010101 11110101 1100101 110010111 1100101 11011101 1100101 11010100111101 11110101110101 1001110100101001 10010111110111 1111110 010101 11110101 1100101 110010111 1100101 11011101 1100101 11010101110110 11010101110101 11110101010101 11110110011101 1111110 010101 11110101 1100101 110010111 1100101 11111101 1100101 11011101010001 11010111110101 11010101111101 110111001111101 1111110 010101 11010101 1100101 110010111 1100101 10011101 1100101 111101010100111 10010001111101 11110001010101 11110101011101 1101110 110101 11011101 1100101 110010111 1100101 11011101 1100101 11010101010101 11011101011001 11110101010101 11011101010101 1011110 010101 10010101 1100101 110010111 1100101 10011101 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i, as, ireland, wore, green, our are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words as, and, we are repeated.

    The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase then connects the lines.

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