Analysis of CHRISTMAS STORY
I lie in the grass, watching clouds roll by
As laughter fills my ear I close my eye
Returning to an age of innocence again
The forgotten time, the remember when
It was the time of year when hope filled my heart
The itch of anticipation that nearly tore me apart
The Holiday sounds, smells, and sight!
I couldn't wait for Christmas one more night!
My mom would sit us down
At the table we'd gather round
The tree was set, stocking hung
On the radio carols were sung
In a whispered breath she'd start the tale
About the Baby Jesus we knew so well
She opened the Bible, and we'd bow our heads
She'd tell the story,this is what she said
" On that first Christmas, many years ago
Joseph and Mary, to Bethlehem go
But the city was full of many strangers
They only found a stable, with a smelly manger"
"The night was cold, as the world held its breath
Waiting for the Light to break the bonds of death
And that new Life God sent to us
In the tiny baby, our Lord Jesus "
"Here was a child, born a King
Born humble, He had not a thing
The Son of God, to men a stranger
The precious child lay in the manger"
"But if man knew Him not
He still was not forgot
God's own Angels attend His birth
'Goodwill to men! Peace on earth!'"
"Our great King was worshipped that night
By poor shepherds who saw the sight
Of Angels in the sky proclaiming Christ
Who would save us all by His sacrifice "
"Above His tiny head a star appears
Lighting the Lord who soothes our fears
Guiding the wise from lands so far
Distant Travellers, led by a star"
"Never forget children," she said when she was done
"The greatest gift tonight is God's own Son
That little child is alive still today
Let's thank Him tonight as we pray"
Then we'd rush up the stairs, crawl into bed
With that story running through our head
And every Christmas Eve I'd gaze so high
Trying to find that Christmas Star in the sky
Ever year I was so sure I saw that star
More than reindeer I'd look so hard
Each time I thought I saw it I'd pray
" Thank you Jesus for being born on Christmas Day "
AMEN
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Metre | 1100110111 1101111111 010111110001 0010100101 11011111111 01100101101101 0101101 1101110111 111111 10101101 0111101 10101001 001011101 01010101111 110010011101 11011111 1111010101 100101101 10101111010 1101010101010 0111101111 10101110111 01111111 00101010110 1101101 11011101 011111010 010110010 111111 111101 11100111 1111111 101111011 11101101 1100010101 111111110 0111010101 100111101 10011111 101001101 100110111111 0101011111 1101101101 11101111 1111011011 1110101101 01001011111 10111101001 10111111111 1111111 111111111 111011011101 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 2,077 |
Words | 426 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 53 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
About this poem
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh Matthew 2 9-11
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