Analysis of Christmas
Hail the coming holiday,
With a hearty joyous feast,
And drive away sorrow, friends,
For a day or two at least;
Lay all business cares aside,
And make the world resound,
With music and festivals
Throughout our merry town.
May every person in our land
A voice to heaven raise,
And welcome in Christ's birthday,
With everlasting praise;
Praise Him who died upon the cross,
Our sinning souls to save,
The great Redeemer, Christ our lord,
That dwells beyond the grave.
We should meet in reverence,
And God's commands obey,
And make each other happy
Throughout the holiday;
And not forget the orphans,
The aged or the blind,
The rich, the poor and needy,
To each one pray be kind.
May every parent in the land,
Hail Christmas day with joy,
And not forget a present for
Their little girls and boys;
They are looking forth anxiously,
For Santa Claus to come
And fill their little stockings,
With toys and sugar-plumbs.
God grant a merry Christmas eve
And happy Christmas day,
To every person in the land,
At home or far away.
That festive day will soon be here,
Alas, will soon be o'er;
Welcome, welcome the coming of
Christmas day once more.
Scheme | ABCBXXXX DEAEXFXF XAGAXHGH DXIXGXXC XADAXXXI |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) |
Metre | 101010 1010101 0101101 1011111 1110101 01011 1100100 0110101 1100100101 011101 010011 10101 11110101 1010111 0111101 110101 1110100 010101 0111010 01010 0101010 01101 0101010 111111 110010001 110111 01010101 110101 11101100 110111 0111010 110101 11010101 010101 110010001 111101 11011111 0111110 10100101 10111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,104 |
Words | 205 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 178 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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