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

BUSH and vale thou fill'st again
With thy misty ray,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b c bc X d ad a a ba b b eb e f gf g h ih i g hg h d XdXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 01101 1110101 10101 11101101 11101 1010101 101100 1010111 11011 1110111 11101 10101111 11101 1111101 11101 1110100 01111 1011101 10101 1010101 10111 1010011 100100 1100101 10001 10011101 10111 1100101 10101 1011101 10101 1110111 11110 10101011 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 27
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 35
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; in is repeated.

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

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

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