Analysis of Merry Christmas And Happy New Year!
Ellis Parker Butler 1869 (Muscatine) – 1937 (Williamsville)
Little cullud Rastus come a-skippin’ down de street,
A-smilin’ and a-grinnin’ at every one he meet;
My, oh! He was happy! Boy, but was he gay!
Wishin’ 'Merry Chris’mus' an’ 'Happy New-Year’s Day'!
Wishin’ that his wishes might every one come true—
And—bless your dear heart, honey,—I wish the same to you!
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 101010101111 010011100111 11111011111 1101110111 111101100111 0111110110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 330 |
| Words | 55 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 224 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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