Analysis of Chrystmasse of Olde
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
God rest you, Chrysten gentil men,
Wherever you may be,--
God rest you all in fielde or hall,
Or on ye stormy sea;
For on this morn oure Chryst is born
That saveth you and me.
Last night ye shepherds in ye east
Saw many a wondrous thing;
Ye sky last night flamed passing bright
Whiles that ye stars did sing,
And angels came to bless ye name
Of Jesus Chryst, oure Kyng.
God rest you, Chrysten gentil men,
Faring where'er you may;
In noblesse court do thou no sport,
In tournament no playe,
In paynim lands hold thou thy hands
From bloudy works this daye.
But thinking on ye gentil Lord
That died upon ye tree,
Let troublings cease and deeds of peace
Abound in Chrystantie;
For on this morn ye Chryst is born
That saveth you and me.
Scheme | AbxbcB dexexe Afxxxf xbxdcB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 010111 11110111 111101 11111111 11101 11110011 1100101 11111101 111111 01011111 110111 111111 101011 00111111 010011 0111111 11111 1101111 110111 1110111 0101 11111111 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 728 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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