Analysis of The Day after Christmas
Twas the day after Christmas
And all through the house,
The magic was missing
And so was my spouse.
We wore re-gifted faces of holiday cheer
While raising a toast to a Happy New Year
I was sipping an egg-nog, when he ran out of beer;
"I'll be back in a minute", as he flew out of here.
Paper and ribbons are yesterday's trash
Laced with the scent of burnt, yule-tide ash.
In a trance I decided to undress the tree;
Withered and dried-up, a lot like me.
I really don't blame him for leaving this life
All his unmet dreams, and an old, withered wife.
But he should have chosen a better day,
He was the predator, but now he's the prey.
The elf's off the shelf, and the ornaments stored.
I've swept up the ashes, but now I'm bored.
For thirty years, he thought I was charmed...
He'd control my life, and leave me unarmed.
I hope he remembers, he gave me a gun
To protect me from evil; like men on the run.
And with that I wish you all peace and goodwill....
"Happy New Year dear friends", postmarked 'Amityville'.
Scheme | XAXA BBBX CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 1011010 01101 010110 01111 11110101101 11001101011 1110111111111 1110010111111 100101101 110111111 00111010101 100110111 11011111011 11011011101 1111100101 11010011101 01101001001 1110101111 110111111 1011101101 11101011101 101111011101 01111111011 1011111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,018 |
Words | 218 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
About this poem
A poem entirely inspired by creepiness. I actually wanted to write a poem about how so much of the 'magic' of Christmas disappears the day after. Instead, I was re watching the old classic 'Amityville Horror' and decided to give my poem a twist.
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Written on December 27, 2022
Submitted by lovingempath on December 27, 2022
Modified on April 22, 2023
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