This is an analysis of the poem White In The Moon The Long Road Lies that begins with:

White in the moon the long road lies,
The moon stands blank above; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAB cdcd efef XbAB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010111 011101 10010111 111011 11010101 110111 11010111 010101 010111001 111101 11111101 010111 11010101 111001 10010111 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; moon, still are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word still is repeated.

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