Poem notes Flashcards
the poet uses direct speech for example “im spailpín Fánach”.
úsáideann an file caint dhíreach mar shampla “im spailpín Fánach”.
the meter in this poem is based on the meter of the song as well as on the old octagonal meter.
tá an mheadararcht sa dán seo bunaithe ar mheadaracht an amhráin agus ar an tseanmheadaracht ochtfhoclach chomh maith.
There are eight lines in each verse
Tá ocht líne i ngach véarsa
The even lines have three emphases and the oddlines have four emphases
Tá trí bhéim i bhformhór na rélínte agus ceithre bhéim i bhformhór na gcorrlínte
rhyme is to be seen, especially at the end of some of the even lines such as…
tá rím le feiceail , go háirithe ag deireadh cuid de na rélínte, mar shampla sláinte agus ráithe, sláinte agus sráide
It is a political poem (penal laws)
Is dán polaitiúil é (na péindlíthe)
Alliteration is to be seen… examples
Tá uaim le feiceáil freisin- ‘moch ar maidin’, ‘leathan láidir’, ‘deo, deo’
Alliteration
uaim
beats/emphasis
béim
even lines
rélínte
odd lines
corrlínte
meter
meadaracht
