This is an analysis of Erin, Oh Erin by Thomas Moore.

Like the bright lamp, that shone in Kildare's holy fane,
And burn'd through long ages of darkness and storm,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff fgXgee
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1011110100101 11111001011 00111011101 11011010011 1011011101 001101011001 01011011111 11011011011 1110011011011 01101011111 1011011001 11011101011 1001011100101 010110110110 111101010 111110010110 11011011001 101111011011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18

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