This is an analysis of the poem A Christmas Carol that begins with:
I.
The shepherds went their hasty way,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aababcc Xdcdcee Xfdfdff XgdGdhh aciciaa afdfdXb Xbfbfaa XdGdgff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 01011101 11010101 1010101 11111101 1001110101 0101010101 1 110101001 10001001 01010101 11010101 1101000101 1001111111 1 11000101 11010111 11110101 01110001 1101010101 1111010101 1 11000101 11010101 11110101 11101101 11010101010 11110101110 1 10110101 01010101 010111001 11010111 1111110111 0101010101 1 10011101 01110101 11010111 110001101 10010101100 100110101 1 010011101 1101011001 01011001 11010111 1011010101 110001110001 1 11001101 11110101 0110101 01000101 1100110101 1111010101
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
- Average number of words per stanza: 43
- Amount of lines: 56
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; peace, of, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
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- summary of A Christmas Carol;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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