Analysis of Christmas in Kintbury
On Christmas Eve we can believe
If only for a while
That Santa brings a heart that sings
To see the children smile
We look above with hope and love
Despite the year we've had
We listen hard and play the card
"We really weren't that bad"
On Christmas Day we rise and say
That Santa's come and gone
And through the pines we look for signs
Of reindeer on the lawn
Then share a time with food and rhyme
And together celebrate
That once a year we feel the cheer
And abolish greed and hate
On Boxing Day we rest and play
Just one more day to shine
With hearts that glow, remember so
The day we had was fine
And reaching out, remove the doubt
Humanity can thrive
For once a year we hold it dear
That love is still alive.
Scheme | XAXA XBXB CDXD XEFE CGXG XHFH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11011101 110101 11010111 110101 11011101 010111 11010101 1101011 11011101 110101 01011111 11101 11011101 001010 11011101 0010101 11011101 111111 11110101 011111 01010101 010011 11011111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 736 |
Words | 165 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem on Christmas Eve while visiting relatives in Kintbury, Berkshire, England in 2012.
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Written on December 24, 2012
Submitted by anthonyd.38959 on December 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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