This is an analysis of Silent, Silent Night by William Blake.

Silent, silent night,
Quench the holy light…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb aaaXbbb
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,7,
  • Metre: 10101 10101 01101 10101 10101 11101 11101 1001 10101 11101 10101 10101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 12