Analysis of Christmas Carol
Felicia Dorothea Hemans 1793 (Liverpool, Lancashire) – 1835 (Dublin, County Dublin)
FAIR Gratitude! in strain sublime,
Swell high to heav'n thy tuneful zeal;
And, hailing this auspicious time,
Kneel, Adoration! kneel!
CHORUS.
For lo! the day, th' immortal day,
When Mercy's full, benignant ray,
Chas'd ev'ry gathering cloud away,
And pour'd the noon of light!
Rapture! be kindling, mounting, glowing.
While from thine eye the tear is flowing,
Pure, warm, and bright!
'Twas on this day, oh, love divine!
The orient star's effulgence rose;
Then wak'd the moon, whose eye benign,
Shall never, never close!
CHORUS.
Messiah! be thy Name ador'd;
Eternal, high, redeeming Lord!
By grateful worlds be anthems pour'd,
Emanuel! Prince of Peace!
This day, from Heav'n's empyreal dwelling,
Harp, lyre, and voice, in concert swelling,
Bade discord cease!
Wake the loud Pæan, tune the voice,
Children of heav'n and sons of earth!
Seraphs and men! exult, rejoice,
To bless the Saviour's birth!
CHORUS.
Devotion! light thy purest fire!
Transport! on cherub-wing aspire!
Praise! wake to him thy golden lyre,
Strike ev'ry thrilling chord!
While at the ark of Mercy kneeling,
We own thy grace, reviving, healing,
Redeemer! Lord!
Scheme | abab Cdddeffe gxgx Chhhiffi jkjk Cxllhffh |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1100101 11111101 01010101 10101 10 1101110101 11111 11100101 010111 101101010 111101110 1101 11111101 010111 11011101 110101 10 01011101 01010101 11011101 0100111 1111110 110101010 1101 10111101 10110111 1010101 11011 10 010111010 01110101 11111101 11101 110111010 111101010 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,099 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 30 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 4, 8, 4, 8 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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