This is an analysis of the poem The First Christmas Apart that begins with:
The shadows watch about the house;
Silent as they, I come.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbcb ddcd cefe fgeg dfaf dhfh ggXg Xbbfb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01110101 101111 10011101 111101 01010101 011001 11000101 010111 11010101 110111 11010001 011101 11111101 010111 01010101 110101 01011111 110111 101111101 011101 11011101 101101 11111101 111101 10011111 1101011 10011111 0101111 101101110 111101 01111111 110111 01111111 1011111 01011101 110001
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, or are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.
The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The First Christmas Apart;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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