This is an analysis of the poem Tender Buttons [a Light In The Moon] that begins with:

A LIGHT IN THE MOON
A light in the moon the only light is on Sunday. What was the sensible decision. The sensible decision was that... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 01001010101111101000100100010111010101010111011010100110110010101001010110010110111101010101101101010110101011001010101100101101011100110010100101001001100110110111000101010100010101010110110001001010101101011010101011001110010010110010010110101001000100110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 496
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 2
  • Average number of symbols per line: 496 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 83
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Tender Buttons [a Light In The Moon];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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