This is an analysis of the poem As Festivities Bring Cheer that begins with:

Short nights get longer,
When an hour from them is turned back to save....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD dXXe eeaXXABCDc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11100001101 11001001 11001010110 111111 01010101 0110110111 11010101001 10101101 100101010 11010100010 00100001011110 11110 11100001101 11001001 11001010110 1110101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of As Festivities Bring Cheer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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