This is an analysis of the poem A Christmas Carol that begins with:

FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THE CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES
'What means this glory round our feet,'... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX aXaX bcbc acac dede adaX fdfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111000100010 11010111 01011111 11010111 11010101 11110101 11010101 110100101 11110001 10110011 11110001 11111001 01111101 10110101 111101011 11010101 00110101 11011111 01110111 01110101 01111001 11110101 01010101 11010101 11110001 11111111 11110101 11010101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word 'what at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ' is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of A Christmas Carol;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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