Analysis of Winter Holidays

Jaelynn Hirrill 2010 (Albuquerque New Mexico)



Winter is supposed to be,
The best time of the year.
It’s supposed to be about giving,
And spreading holiday cheer.

Jewish celebrate Hanukkah,
For Muslims and Buddhist, it’s Kwanzaa.
Christians celebrate Christmas,
But to me, to be honest, it’s all about forgiveness.

It's all about happiness,
And snowballs and snowflakes.
With a cup of Apple Cider and the fireplace on,
It’s about shopping and music and a movie marathon.

Occurring just before each New Year,
The one thing that's clear,
Hot cocoa and Eggnog are required
During this time of year.

The truth is, Winter is about all these things,
But above all, it's about family.


Scheme ABXB CCDD DXEE BBXB XA
Poetic Form
Metre 1010111 011101 101110110 010101 1010100 110010110 101010 11111101101010 1101100 0101 1011101000101 10110010001010 010101111 01111 110011010 101111 01110101111 1011101100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 679
Words 134
Sentences 9
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

This poem was written as a project for my Creative Writing class.

Font size:
 

Written on November 10, 2022

Submitted by Jaelynn.Hirrill on November 15, 2022

Modified on April 18, 2023

41 sec read
25

Jaelynn Hirrill

My name is Jaelynn but my family still calls me my childhood nickname, JP. I was 10 years old and had to write a poem for my 5th grade Honors English class. I am very antipodal and, as I was born on Earth Day in 2010, I love all of Nature and the beauty you can see all around you. I also love astrology and Space, including everything in-between. more…

All Jaelynn Hirrill poems | Jaelynn Hirrill Books

1 fan

Discuss this Jaelynn Hirrill poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Winter Holidays" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/144490/winter-holidays>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    18
    days
    12
    hours
    21
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    A haiku has ________ lines.
    A 2
    B 4
    C 5
    D 3