This is an analysis of the poem The Hunter's Moon that begins with:

The Hunter's Moon rides high,
High o'er the close-cropped plain; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXXcc bdbdbbb ececeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 1100111 010101 010110 101000 110101 1101 0100101 1101001 110101 0100101 110101 1100001 0101 010111 010101 100101 110111 101101 1001001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Hunter's Moon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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