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

Beautiful Moon, with thy silvery light,
Thou seemest most charming to my sight;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Aabb Aacc Aabb Aaaa Aabb Aade Aaff Aade Aagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001011001 110110011 11101100111 010111011 1001011001 1100100001 11101100101 100110101 1001011001 11001001 110110101101 1001100101 1001011001 110010001 110111001 11101101001 1001011001 110010001 11011001001 110000101 1001011001 1100100001 11100101 10001111 1001011001 110010100001 1110101101 01110101 1001011001 110010001 1111010101 101011001111 1001011001 110010001 1110110101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Moon;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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