Analysis of Yule Fever (With apologies to the King's Minstrel)
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 1876 (Auburn) – 1938 (Melbourne)
I must go down to the shops again, to the crowded shops go I
And all I have is a long list of the gifts that I must buy,
And a few bob in the old kick and a mere spot of credit;
For he'll trust me, so the boss said, but I hate the way he said it.
I must go down to the shops again, for the call of Christmastide
Is a stern call and a hard call that may not be denied.
And all I ask is a fair choice at reasonable prices
And a hard heart for bland blokes with blandishing devices.
I must go down to the shops again. There's gifts for Mum and Dad
And Jim's gift and Joe's gift and toy for Peter's lad.
Then all I want are gloves for Clare? And June? I'll send her roses,
And - who's next? The list says - I've lost it! Holy Moses!
But I must go down to the shops again, to the shops and the milling crowd
On a hot day and a fierce day when the skies know ne'er a cloud;
And all I ask is a fair spin 'mid the masses overheating
And the loud bawl of the bored babe, and the toy drums beating.
I must go down to the shops again, for I would be counted still
With the kind ./.. of the free hand in this season of goodwill;
And all I ask is a stout heart to carry on undaunted
While we scour town for the salt-pot that we know Aunt Annie wanted.
I must go down to the shops again, for they'll ply me, sure as fate
With the pink tie and the puce sock, and I must reciprocate.
But all I ask is a long seat when the weary trek is finished
And enough left for the Yule feast ere the bank-roll be dimished.
Scheme | AABX BXCC DDXX EEFF GGXX HHXB |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
Metre | 1111101011010111 011110111011111 001100110011110 1111101111101111 11111010110111 10110011111101 011110111100010 001111111010 111110101111101 011011011101 111111110111010 0110111111010 111111010110100101 101100111011101 011110111010100 00111011001110 1111101011111101 10110110110111 011110111101010 11101101111111010 1111101011111111 10110011011010 1111101110101110 00111011101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,484 |
Words | 321 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 47 |
Words per line (avg) | 14 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 188 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 1:39 min read
- 89 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Yule Fever (With apologies to the King's Minstrel)" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/6836/yule-fever-%28with-apologies-to-the-king%27s-minstrel%29>.
Discuss this Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis 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