Analysis of An Evening With The Claus



Where fatso's by the fireplace
His wicked fingers teasing
A velvet suit shows ashes on
for yuling peoples pleasing

When awnings on a window top
reveal a shadow stalking
And presence through a livingroom
embark on children's stockings

That strolling down a corridor
will bring a puppy lapping
When Santa bends to pat him down
and calm him from his yapping

And move along to lend his toys
to all good girls and boys
Unloading what are gifts to bring
for promise and for joys

That every light we go to be
are Santa's for the cause
When Christmas Day means gifts to be
an evening with the Claus


Scheme XAXA XAXX XAXA BBAB CXCX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 111010 1101010 01011101 111010 1110101 010110 0101010 0111010 11010100 1101010 11011111 011111 01011111 111101 01011111 110011 110011111 110101 11011111 110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 571
Words 109
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

Tried to show Santa's spirit in all of us.

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Written on August 12, 2021

Submitted by Poetbird on August 12, 2021

Modified by Poetbird on August 13, 2021

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