This is an analysis of Christmas Song Of The Old Children by George MacDonald.

Well for youth to seek the strong,
Beautiful, and brave!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcd aeaecd fgXgcc hihijj gkgkll cXcfkk memell
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1110101 10011 1011101 10001 1011101 1010100 1111101 11111 1111101 11101 1011101 1100100 0111101 11101 1110111 11101 11011101 0010111 1011011 11101 1111111 10101 1110111 1011101 1110101 11101 0010111 100111 1010111 101101 1110101 10111 1011101 10011 1110101 1110101 1001101 10111 1011101 11111 1011111 1011101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 42