Crimora

James Macpherson (1736–1796) · 1760

Free verse · 4 lines · from Fragments of Ancient Poetry

That shield I bring, O Connal; butit did not defend my father. By thespear of Gauror he fell. Thou maystfall, O Connal!

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Crimora is in the public domain. This text is taken from Fragments of Ancient Poetry, Project Gutenberg ebook #8161; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.

Cite as: James Macpherson, Crimora, in Fragments of Ancient Poetry (1760), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #8161, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/macpherson-ossian/crimora-2.html, id L09641.

Form and metre

Crimora is 4 lines in a single stanza. The lines average 7.5 syllables.

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Scansion, line by line

Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. How this is done.

LineSyl.Stress
That shield I bring, O Connal; but8········
it did not defend my father. By the10···˘/·/˘··
spear of Gauror he fell. Thou mayst8········
fall, O Connal!4····

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