Irish Poets Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDDEE FFGGHHII JJKKLLMM NNOOGGPQMoore 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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