This is an analysis of the poem Ireland, Ireland that begins with:
Down thy valleys, Ireland, Ireland,
Down thy valleys green and sad,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AaXa bcbcXAaba
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110100100 1110111 11101010 1010101 10111011 100100111 10101011 1111111 1110100100 1110101 11111111 100100111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thy, wanders, thee, ireland are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word down is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Ireland, Ireland;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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