This is an analysis of the poem December 25 that begins with:

Christmas defeated Chanukah
once again last night...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXXcXXdaXXbcXdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010100 10111 1010011010 111100111 0101110 001011010 1110010011110 1010010010 10101110101 11111 1010101 0010111010 1111010101 10111110010 110010101010 101000100101 1110110111 11101010101 010110011 01001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 736
  • Average number of words per stanza: 137
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of December 25;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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