This is an analysis of Christmas Blessings by Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

As when a pigeon, loos'd in realms remote,
Takes instant wing, and seeks his native cote,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1101010101 1101110101 1111000101 0111001101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4