Analysis of Christmas in the Woods
The Autumn days had seen a fire
In Crowley's Ridge State Park.
There were heroics that inspire
When fire came from a spark.
A small group of some large black bears
Heard crying from the west.
When they arrived, they saw two pairs
Of baby cougars stressed.
They cried some more for fear of fire,
So, all the bears made sure
The cougars were moved from the dire
Location where they were.
Old Santa Claus knew all about
The bears and their concern,
So, he decided he would shout
For them to have a turn
At being treated with gifts on
This Christmas Eve although
It's rare for Santa Claus near dawn
To gift some bears below.
The came to him when each one heard
Their name was called that night.
When they arrived, they spoke no word,
The gifts were such a sight!
Then Santa spoke to them and said,
"I thank you for each cub you saved!
You saved them all and then you fed
Each one and so behaved
With love so I have brought to you
Some gifts to show how much
Such deeds and other things you do
Give much to lives you've touched!"
Scheme | ABCB DEDE AXCA FGFG XHXH IJIJ KLKL MXMX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 010111010 010111 10010101 1101101 01111111 110101 11011111 110101 111111110 110111 01001101 010110 11011101 010101 1110111 111101 11010111 11011 11110111 111101 01111111 111111 11011111 010101 11011101 11111111 11110111 110101 11111111 111111 11010111 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,035 |
Words | 222 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Santa visiting the bears Christmas Eve.
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Written on November 28, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 28, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on November 28, 2023
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