This is an analysis of the poem Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! that begins with:
From the shallow shopping days,
Of Christmas spent....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcda aXdaXXXX eXaXbXdced
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0010101 0101 11010 001101010 00110100010 1111100 1111010100 01 0100101 11111011 101110010 010011 10001 1010 1010 110101 111011 110101 110001001 1110101 0111100 1110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa!;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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