Analysis of Christmas Gifts



When Christ was born, God's angels gave
The Shepherds songs of praise
For God who sent His Son to save.
The first gift as sheep grazed.

The second gift was given by
The shepherds who were first
To show Christ reverence and nigh
Tell all to fill man's thirst.

The Wise Men came with Christmas gifts
As part of their worship.
To show that love for God exists
Despite a long, long trip.

Each Christmas helps remind us that
God's gift of love came wrapped
In swaddling clothes located at
The manger; God's saving act!


Scheme AXAX BCBC XXXX DXDX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 11111101 010111 11111111 011111 01011101 010101 11110001 111111 01111101 111110 11111101 010111 11010111 111111 011101 0101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 516
Words 103
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on November 13, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 13, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on November 13, 2023

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