This is an analysis of the poem Christmas, 1873 that begins with:
Christmas-Days are still in store:-
Will they change-steal faded hither?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd aXae fXfX ebeb dgdg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011101 01111010 1111101 100111010 1010111 10101010 0010111 10101010 101001011 10101110 1010101 10011010 1111101 10100110 1010111 10111010 1111101 10000110 1010101 01101010 1110011 00111010 1010101 10101110
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of Christmas, 1873;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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