Meadaracht (Leaving Cert Irish): Revision Notes

Meadaracht

• Tá meadaracht an amhráin le chloisteáil go soléir sa dán seo.
  • The metre of a song can be clearly heard in this poem.
• Cumadh é mar amhráin i dtús báire agus sheachadh é ó ghlúin go glúin.
  • It was originally composed as a song and it was passed down from generation to generation.

• Mar sin, tá sé an-cheolmhar.
  • Because of that, it is very musical.

• Tá samplaí de rím ann, mar shampla: 'shláinte '... 'ráithe'... 'sáite'.

  • There are samples of rhyme there, for example…

• Tá ocht líne i ngach véarsa.
  • There are eight lines in every verse.