Analysis of The Greatest Gift
Snow is falling with the night;
Fireplace warms with golden light
A Christmas tree with candy canes,
by a window's frosty panes
Little ones tucked in their beds
Mommy's kiss upon their heads
Little dreams of childhood cheer
Santa and his eight reindeer
Stockings hung, large and small
Below the wreath upon the wall
Milk and cookies with a note
A poem little Amy wrote...
Dear Santa, I am nine years old
I hope the cookies didn't get cold
The doll I wanted, kindly save her
I need a more important favor
Mommy said we have this friend
Whose birthday's in the morning, and
Since all the roads to town are iced
Could you give my doll to Mr. Christ?
A tear rolled down his rosy cheek
As Santa's sack fell by his feet
And Jesus smiled; his heart alift.
This was indeed the greatest gift!
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH XXII XXAX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 1110101 1011101 01011101 101101 1011011 1010111 101111 100111 101101 01010101 1010101 01010101 11011111 110101011 011101010 110101010 1011111 1100100 11011111 111111101 01111101 11011111 0101111 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 760 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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