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

I know a valley- through its solitude
A brown road winds towards a mountain crest;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXccccbddbdaaXebbecccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101010101 0111010101 1101110101 11011100100 0111010101 0101110101 1101110101 1011010001 0101000101 11101010001 0100010111 1000111101 1011010001 10011010101 1111100101 1110010100 11010111 1100011101 1001010001 1101000101 1001110101 1011010101 1101010101 0101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 981
  • Average number of words per stanza: 173
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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