This is an analysis of the poem Happy Holidays To All that begins with:

The season for the joyful,
Brings with it a spirit of happiness lifted....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abccbde AddddXd abXeeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 100010010010 11100011 111001 101010101011 0100001 100010010101 0101010 10101111 001010111 1111101 0010100101 10100010100 1010101001 1010101 10111001 0011110011 01010101000110 11010100101 010001001111 1010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 263
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

  • summary of Happy Holidays To All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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