This is an analysis of the poem Historic Phenomenon that begins with:
There is no Santa Claus
Bearing gifts flying in the skies...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXbb cX XdefXe eaghgh iXddXcX ehiehdXXfc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,6,6,7,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101 10110001 011 11 11110 110101001011 101001 1011010 1101 11 11 110 1010111 11 111100 1011101 1 1110010 1111 110 100101001 10010001011 0011 1000001 10010101 111101011 0010100101 01011 10101010 1101010010 1100101011 00101000010 0101001 0100 10010010 10010011101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Historic Phenomenon;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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