This is an analysis of the poem All I Want For Christmas that begins with:
All I want for Christmas,
Is my dignity....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABBC ABDD X ABBC ABDD bXeXXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,1,4,4,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111110 01100 1100 1101 111110 01100 1001 101 1101010010 111110 01100 1100 1101 111110 01100 1001 101 10 11110101001110 1011 111111111 01100011 010101101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of All I Want For Christmas;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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