This is an analysis of the poem The Stable Of Bethlehem that begins with:

’Twas not a palace proud and fair
He chose for His first home;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac adadeded dfdfecec ggggafaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 111011 110010011 010111 11010111 011101 11110101 0101011 11010101 010111 10011101 010101 110010111 110101 11010111 111101 10110101 111101 11011101 010101 11110111 010101 10110111 100101 11110101 111001 11110101 111101 10110101 111101 00111001 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word no is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Stable Of Bethlehem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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