I Am Of Ireland Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBC DEFGHIH AABB JBJBB K BBBB| 'I am of Ireland | A |
| And the Holy Land of Ireland | A |
| And time runs on ' cried she | B |
| 'Come out of charity | B |
| Come dance with me in Ireland ' | C |
| - | |
| One man one man alone | D |
| In that outlandish gear | E |
| One solitary man | F |
| Of all that rambled there | G |
| Had turned his stately head | H |
| That is a long way off | I |
| And time runs on ' he said | H |
| 'And the night grows rough ' | - |
| - | |
| 'I am of Ireland | A |
| And the Holy Land of Ireland | A |
| And time runs on ' cried she | B |
| 'Come out of charity | B |
| And dance with me in Ireland ' | - |
| - | |
| 'The fiddlers are all thumbs | J |
| Or the fiddle string accursed | B |
| The drums and the kettledrums | J |
| And the trumpets all are burst | B |
| And the trombone ' cried he | B |
| 'The trumpet and trombone ' | - |
| And cocked a malicious eye | K |
| 'But time runs on runs on ' | - |
| - | |
| I am of Ireland | B |
| And the Holy Land of Ireland | B |
| And time runs on ' cried she | B |
| Come out of charity | B |
| And dance with me in Ireland ' | - |
William Butler Yeats
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