Hardy's Christmas poem 'The Oxen' expresses an old Xmas folk legend that Hardy knew as your child. The descendants of the oxen who had witnessed the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem were believed to still kneel to commemorate Jesus' birth every Christmas Eve at midnight, exactly like their ancestors had done at the time.Just numerous there are rhyme, meter, rhythm, alliteration and word choice....
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