This is an analysis of the poem Christmas that begins with:

With all the little children, far and near,
God wot! to-day we'll sing a song of cheer!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ddeeff ggXXcX hheehh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0101010111 1101110101 0101111111 1111011111 1101010111 1001010101 1011010101 1101110101 1101110111 0101110111 1001001101 1111010001 1001001101 1101110101 1101111101 1111110111 1111110101 1101011111 1101111111 1110011101 1111000101 1111110011 0101110101 1101111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 255
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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