Analysis of Christmas Eve
Christina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)
Christmas hath a darkness
Brighter than the blazing noon,
Christmas hath a chillness
Warmer than the heat of June,
Christmas hath a beauty
Lovelier than the world can show:
For Christmas bringeth Jesus,
Brought for us so low.
Earth, strike up your music,
Birds that sing and bells that ring;
Heaven hath answering music
For all Angels soon to sing:
Earth, put on your whitest
Bridal robe of spotless snow:
For Christmas bringeth Jesus,
Brought for us so low.
| Scheme | ababxcAC dedexcAC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101010 1010101 10101 1010111 101010 110111 110110 11111 111110 1110111 10110010 1110111 111110 1011101 110110 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 468 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
Font size:
3 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Christmas Eve" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/54242/christmas-eve>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Christina Rossetti poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In