This is an analysis of the poem Holidays Approach that begins with:

When Christmas comes,
It is the time I most like....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eXe fXff ABCD agg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 0001111 10101 10010 01001101 11010101 1001 1001000101 10010111110 11111011 111010110101 1101 0001111 10101 10010 1101101 11110011 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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