Analysis of Christmas arrives, dispelling gloom.



In the city's belly, where glass giants loom,
Christmas arrives, dispelling gloom.
Lights flicker in hues of pine and wine,
In the grimiest metropolis, you'll ever find.

Santa's chariot, silent on the street,
Where aspirations are trampled under feet.
No snow descends, no stars ignite,
In the urban sprawl on Christmas night.

But in the taverns, the spirits pour,
Warming the denizens of the city's core.
Solitary hearts toast to the day,
Another Christmas, fading away.

here's to the metropolis, harsh and severe,
Where Christmas is just another day of the year.
Yet, in its grasp, there's a certain allure,
In the city's embrace, cold and pure.


Scheme AAXX BBCC DDEE FFGG
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 00101011101 10010101 110011101 00101001101 1010010101 1010110101 11011101 001011101 100100101 10010010101 10011101 010101001 11001001001 110110101101 1011101001 001001101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 650
Words 125
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 127
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Written on December 24, 2023

Submitted by conductor on December 24, 2023

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