This is an analysis of Kriss Kringle by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.

Just as the moon was fading
Amid her misty rings,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcbc bdad abXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1101110 010101 11001011 011101 111101 1110111 1111011 101101 101011 111101 110101 01000101 111111 0111101 1011011 000101101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16