Analysis of From Our Happy Home
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
From our happy home
Through the world we roam
One week in all the year,
Making winter spring
With the joy we bring,
For Christmas-tide is here.
Now the eastern star
Shines from afar
To light the poorest home;
Hearts warmer grow,
Gifts freely flow,
For Christmas-tide has come.
Now gay trees rise
Before young eyes,
Abloom with tempting cheer;
Blithe voices sing,
And blithe bells ring,
For Christmas-tide is here.
Oh, happy chime,
Oh, blessed time,
That draws us all so near!
'Welcome, dear day,'
All creatures say,
For Christmas-tide is here.
| Scheme | aabccD eeaffx ggbccD hhbiiD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101 10111 110101 10101 10111 110111 10101 1101 110101 1101 1101 110111 1111 0111 011101 1101 0111 110111 1101 111 111111 1011 1101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 528 |
| Words | 96 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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