Analysis of Vale of Avoca



To the land of my youth,
No region can compare,
To the peace of that valley,
And the abundance of fresh air.

Avoca, the vale, where rivers unite,
The Meetings, Moore he did write.
Wooden Bridge, Redmond did iterate,
While rivers passed in a slow-moving state.

Adorned with wooded hills and valley so green,
Where Miners Cross and Motto stone are seen,
Old mines are no more, all silent and still.
But the village yet has its old woolen mill.

A valley where race nor religion compete for gain,
Where kindness, good will, to stranger and local remain,
In tough times unite and every challenge they meet,
A nod, a handshake, or a smile to each other on the street.

The memories of Avoca are forever in my heart,
'Though now I live in exile, we are never far apart,
With the Internet and modern social media,
I stay rooted to my birthplace, back in Avoca.


Scheme XAXA BBBX CCDD EEFF GGXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (60%)
Metre 101111 110101 1011110 00010111 1011101 0101111 1011011 1101001101 01110101011 1101010111 1111111001 10101111101 0101110100111 1101111001001 011101001011 01011011110101 0100111010011 1111011110101 101001010100 1110111101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 926
Words 188
Sentences 12
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 133
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

A tribute to the Vale of Avoca, my birthplace, and youthful years.

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Written on April 23, 2023

Submitted by PolarPaddy on April 24, 2023

Modified on April 24, 2023

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James Anthony Kenny

Now retired, I am an amateur poet, just starting and using my life experiences from work and travel to guide my works. more…

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