This is an analysis of the poem Christmas Party At The South Danbury Church that begins with:

December twenty-first
we gather at the white Church festooned ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXddeacdXXdcddfeXXXbf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 110101111 1110110 11101010 100100111 011011 11110 1010110010 001010 011011010 10011 1011000110 1110100 110010110 10111 1101010110 10110 10011001010 1101100 10100110 010011 110110011 01101 1001101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 760
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Christmas Party At The South Danbury Church;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Donald Hall