This is an analysis of the poem Christmas Song Of The Old Children that begins with:

Well for youth to seek the strong,
Beautiful, and brave!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcd aeaecd fgXgcc hihijj gkgkll cXcfkk memell
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 10011 1011101 10001 1011101 1010100 1111101 11111 1111101 11101 1011101 1100100 0111101 11101 1110111 11101 11011101 0010111 1011011 11101 1111111 10101 1110111 1011101 1110101 11101 0010111 100111 1010111 101101 1110101 10111 1011101 10011 1110101 1110101 1001101 10111 1011101 11111 1011111 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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  • summary of Christmas Song Of The Old Children;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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