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The Last Rose of Summer, an Uncommon card
"The Last Rose of Summer" is a poem by the Irish poet Thomas Moore.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 31,000
Power 104 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
The Last Rose of Summer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the The Last Rose of Summer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The poem and the tune together were published in December 1813 in volume 5 of Thomas Moore's A ______ of Irish Melodies.
Answer
Selection. The poem and the tune together were published in December 1813 in volume 5 of Thomas Moore's A Selection of Irish Melodies. From the The Last Rose of Summer article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He wrote it in ____, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush'.
Answer
1800s. He wrote it in 1805, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush'. From the The Last Rose of Summer article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He wrote it in 1805, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush'.
- The poem is set to a traditional tune called "Aisling an Óigfhear", or "The Young Man's Dream", which was transcribed by Edward Bunting in 1792, based on a performance by harper Denis Hempson at the Belfast Harp Festival.
- The poem and the tune together were published in December 1813 in volume 5 of Thomas Moore's A Selection of Irish Melodies.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Last Rose of Summer article was read about 31,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get The Last Rose of Summer
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, The Last Rose of Summer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : A. Barra, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
