This is an analysis of the poem Christmas Creek that begins with:
Phantom streams were in the distance - mocking lights of lake and pool -
Ghosts of trees of soft green lustre - groves of shadows deep and cool!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbccccdd eeefgghhii ffddjjiicc aahhkXllff eeffddmmkX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101000101010111 101011101011111 111010101010101 101110101011101 110110101011101 101010100010101 101010101011101 101111101011111 101110101010111 110010101010001 101010101110101 1011101000010100 1111111010100100 1110101111100110 111011100110101 101010101110101 011010101010111 101010101010101 011110000110101 101011110010001 111010101010110 111010101010001 101010111010101 111100100011101 111010111110101 101110101010101 001010101010101 101010111111101 1010101011101001 111011111100101 110110101010101 101010101010101 101010111010101 101011100110101 101010101010101 111011111010001 11111110101111110 1111101010111010 10101010111010010 11101001010101110 101010101010101 101000101011101 1110101110000101 0110101010101001 101011101010111 101010111010101 101010101010101 101011101010111 101010100010101 111011101010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 667
- Average number of words per stanza: 121
- Amount of lines: 53
- Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
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, there, and, them, where, him, but are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words but, rested are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Christmas Creek;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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