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

The high Midnight was garlanding her head
With many a shining star in shining skies, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXbbX ccdeed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 0111110001 01001010101 1001010111 1101010011 101101010 0111000111 1101010011 0100011100 1111001101 1001010001 11011111110 10001011111 1100011101 11111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 304
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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