Analysis of On Christmas Eve
William Wilfred Campbell 1860 (Newmarket) – 1918 (Ottawa)
In byre and barn the mows are brim with sheaves,
Where stealeth in with phosphorescent tread
The glimmering moon, and, ’neath his wattled eaves,
The kennelled hound unto the darkness grieves
His chilly straw, and from his gloom-lit shed,
The wakeful cock proclaims the midnight dread.
With mullioned windows, ’mid its skeleton trees,
Beneath the moon the ancient manor stands,
Old gables rattle in the midnight breeze,
Old elms make answer to the moaning seas
Beyond the moorlands, on the wintry sands,
While drives the gust along the leafless lands.
| Scheme | ABAABB CDCC DD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101011111 110111 01001011101 011100101 1101011111 01101011 1110111001 0101010101 110100011 1111010101 010110101 1101010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 576 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 27 sec read
- 72 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"On Christmas Eve" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/42087/on-christmas-eve>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this William Wilfred Campbell poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In