This is an analysis of Noel by Katharine Tynan.

I sang a song upon Christmas day
And the feet of many going one way,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaX bbbc cXXX dddX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110101101 1010101011 01010101 1000100 01110111 101011011 10111001 10101 01011011 11010110 111100111 101101 11010101 101110101 110101101 10100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

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