Irish Poets Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEE FFGGHHII JJKKLLMM NNOOGGPQ| Moore found the ballads of Green Isle | A |
| Were oft obscured beneath the soil | B |
| As miner digging in a mine | C |
| Finds rubbish 'mong the gold so fine | C |
| So Moore placed dross in the waste basket | D |
| And enshrined jewels in casket | D |
| Where all may view each charming gem | E |
| In Ireland's grand old diadem | E |
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| In eastern lands his fame prevails | F |
| In wondrous oriental tales | F |
| So full of gems his Lala Rookh | G |
| Hindoos and Brahmins read his book | G |
| And dark eyed Persian girls admire | H |
| The beauty of his magic lyre | H |
| Glowing like pearls of great price | I |
| Those distant gleams of paradise | I |
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| He sang of Bryan Borohm's glory | J |
| Renowned in ancient Irish story | J |
| And shows the wide expanded walls | K |
| Which once encircled Tara's Halls | K |
| When joyous harp did there resound | L |
| And Ireland's greatest king was crowned | L |
| All wars and tumults then did cease | M |
| Ireland did prosper great in peace | M |
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| He sung of meeting of the waters | N |
| And of Ireland's charming daughters | N |
| Great minstrel from his harp both flows | O |
| Ireland's triumphs and her woes | O |
| Canada doth his fame prolong | G |
| While she doth sing his great boat song | G |
| And his own countrymen adore | P |
| The genial witty bright Tom Moore | Q |
James Mcintyre
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