Red Hanrahan's Song About Ireland Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEAACDDAAC| THE old brown thorn trees break in two high over Cummen Strand | A |
| Under a bitter black wind that blows from the left hand | A |
| Our courage breaks like an old tree in a black wind and dies | B |
| But we have hidden in our hearts the flame out of the eyes | B |
| Of Cathleen the daughter of Houlihan | C |
| The wind has bundled up the clouds high over Knock narea | D |
| And thrown the thunder on the stones for all that Maeve can say | E |
| Angers that are like noisy clouds have set our hearts abeat | A |
| But we have all bent low and low and kissed the quiet feet | A |
| Of Cathleen the daughter of Houlihan | C |
| The yellow pool has overflowed high up on Clooth na Bare | D |
| For the wet winds are blowing out of the clinging air | D |
| Like heavy flooded waters our bodies and our blood | A |
| But purer than a tall candle before the Holy Rood | A |
| Is Cathleen the daughter of Houlihan | C |
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Passing surfer: Knocknarea rhymes with "Maeve can say" so AABBC for all three verses. Typically, EA in an Irish placename is pronounced "ay" rather than "ee".
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