Analysis of Where Was Everyone?



For many years I felt alone
When Christmas morning came,
Despite my childhood family,
They always seemed the same.

When I moved out to start my life,
I often spent the day
Of Christmas with no one around
Which seemed to be okay.

I've come to know that some will not
Be cheerful while alone,
Especially when Christmas comes
With feelings I have known.


Scheme ABXB XCXC XAXA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11011101 110101 0111100 11101 11111111 110101 11011101 11111 11111111 110101 0101101 110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 352
Words 72
Sentences 3
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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Christmas Loneliness

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Written on December 14, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on December 14, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on December 14, 2023

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