This is an analysis of the poem The Moon Is Up that begins with:

The moon is up, the stars are bright.
the wind is fresh and free!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcD eeeecdcDXbebecdcD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010111 010111 11010101 010101 01010111 110101 11010101 010101 11010101 010111 11110101 101111 11110111 110111 11011101 010101 01010101 011101 01010111 110101 01010101 010101 01000101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; beyond is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, beyond are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word main at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of The Moon Is Up;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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