Analysis of Tannenbaum
Here I grow, a handsome fir tree,
Standing upright within my wood;
An innocent, then let me be.
Where now I thrive for all to see,
Strobilus stemmed out of the bud;
Here I grow, a handsome fir tree.
Today I prosper, living free,
As streaming sap spawns my lifeblood;
An innocent, then let me be.
Forever green and wild are we,
My friends and I'd age if we could;
Here I grow, a handsome fir tree.
The gentle breeze may hear my plea
And listen to me as it should;
An innocent, then let me be.
So, man is come to sever me,
To rob me of my livelihood.
Here I grow, a handsome fir tree
An innocent, then let me be.
Scheme | AbA acA acA abA abA abAA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101011 10010111 11001111 11111111 111101 11101011 01110101 1101111 11001111 01010111 11011111 11101011 01011111 01011111 11001111 11111101 1111110 11101011 11001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 593 |
Words | 123 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
A 2008 villanelle - O Christmas Tree.
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