This is an analysis of the poem Moonlight (Ambitious) that begins with:

Ambitious of their solitary reign,
Whose many-pointed brilliance fills the sky,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabcabaXbdbbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0100110101 1101010101 0101110100 1001010101 1111010111 0111110100 1101010101 0101000111 0111110101 1011010100 1101010101 1001010101 0110010111 1101110101 0100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 633
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Moonlight (Ambitious);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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