--- title: A noble literature indeed it is, having too this strange interest, t… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics description: A noble literature indeed it is, having too this strange interest, that though mainly characterised by a great plainness and simplicity of thought, and, in the earlier stages, of expression, we feel, oftentimes, a sudden weirdness, a strange glamour shoots across the poem when the tale seems to open --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/) / [Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., par…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/) / 9 # Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 5, sentence 9 A noble literature indeed it is, having too this strange interest, that though mainly characterised by a great plainness and simplicity of thought, and, in the earlier stages, of expression, we feel, oftentimes, a sudden weirdness, a strange glamour shoots across the poem when the tale seems to open for a moment into mysterious depths, druidic secrets veiled by time, unsunned caves of thought, indicating a still deeper range of feeling, a still lower and wider reach of imagination. **Who acts:** noble literature, we, strange glamour, tale · **What happens:** have, characteris, feel, shoot, seem, open · **To what, where:** strange interest, poem, mysterious depths, druidic secrets This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 5. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (noble literature, we, strange glamour, tale), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg8109:5:9 # text = A noble literature indeed it is, having too this strange interest, that though mainly characterised by a great plainness and simplicity of thought, and, in the earlier stages, of expression, we feel, oftentimes, a sudden weirdness, a strange glamour shoots across the poem when the tale seems to open for a moment into mysterious depths, druidic secrets veiled by time, unsunned caves of thought, indicating a still deeper range of feeling, a still lower and wider reach of imagination. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 noble noble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 literature literature NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 4 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nmod _ _ 6 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 having have VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 9 too too ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 11 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 interest interest NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 obj _ _ 15 though though ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 16 mainly mainly ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 characterised characteris VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 acl:relcl _ _ 18 by by ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 plainness plainness NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 simplicity simplicity NOUN NN 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NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 47 strange strange ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 glamour glamour NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 nsubj _ _ 49 shoots shoot VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 44 conj _ _ 50 across across ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 poem poem NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 53 when when SCONJ WRB _ 56 mark _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 tale tale NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 nsubj _ _ 56 seems seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 49 advcl _ _ 57 to to PART TO _ 58 mark _ _ 58 open open VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 56 xcomp _ _ 59 for for ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 60 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 moment moment NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl _ _ 62 into into ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 63 mysterious mysterious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 amod _ _ 64 depths depth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 58 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 67 punct _ _ 66 druidic druidic ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 amod _ _ 67 secrets secret NOUN NNS Number=Plur 64 conj _ _ 68 veiled veil VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 67 acl _ _ 69 by by ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 70 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 71 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 72 unsunned unsunned ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 73 amod _ _ 73 caves cave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 64 conj _ _ 74 of of ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 , , PUNCT , _ 77 punct _ _ 77 indicating indicate VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 56 parataxis _ _ 78 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 79 still still ADV RB _ 80 advmod _ _ 80 deeper deep ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 81 amod _ _ 81 range range NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 nsubj _ _ 82 of of ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 83 feeling feeling NOUN NN Number=Sing 81 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 84 , , PUNCT , _ 87 punct _ _ 85 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 87 det _ _ 86 still still ADV RB _ 87 advmod _ _ 87 lower low ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 77 ccomp _ _ 88 and and CCONJ CC _ 90 cc _ _ 89 wider wide ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 90 amod _ _ 90 reach reach NOUN NN Number=Sing 87 conj _ _ 91 of of ADP IN _ 92 case _ _ 92 imagination imagination NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 93 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present · progressive | a noble literature youth | this strange interest | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interest=Patient | | 2 | **characteris** | participle | | this strange interest | | | | by a great plainness and simplicity of thought; mainly, though *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **feel** | present | we | | | | | in the earlier stages and expression; oftentimes a sudden weirdness *conj* | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in stage=Attribute | | 4 | **shoot** | present | a strange glamour | | | the poem | | | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **seem** | present | the tale | | | | | | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute | | 6 | **open** | to-infinitive | the tale *not said here* | | | mysterious depths and druidic secrets and unsunned caves of thought | moment | | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent into depth=Recipient | | 7 | **veil** | participle | | druidic secrets *not said here* | | | time | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **indicate** | gerund | | | | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Project Gutenberg book 8109 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/8/) - next →: [sentence 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/10/) - ↑ back to [Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8109/5/)