Analysis of A Christmas Carol
George MacDonald 1824 (Huntly) – 1905 (Ashtead)
Babe Jesus lay in Mary's lap,
The sun shone in his hair;
And this was how she saw, mayhap,
The crown already there.
For she sang: "Sleep on, my little king;
Bad Herod dares not come;
Before thee sleeping, holy thing,
The wild winds would be dumb."
"I kiss thy hands, I kiss thy feet,
My child, so long desired;
Thy hands will never be soiled, my sweet;
Thy feet will never be tired."
"For thou art the king of men, my son;
Thy crown I see it plain!
And men shall worship thee, every one,
And cry, Glory! Amen!"
Babe Jesus he opened his eyes wide--
At Mary looked her lord.
Mother Mary stinted her song and sighed;
Babe Jesus said never a word.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX HXHF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11010101 011011 0111111 010101 111111101 110111 01110101 011111 11111111 1111010 111101111 11110110 111011111 111111 0111011001 011001 110110111 110101 101010101 11011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 636 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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