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

2 a.m.
December, and still no mon ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xab bac dbe ecd aff ecX gcX ehe egX ebh bbX eac feX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 0101111 100010 110 100110 10101010 01110 110110 011001 10110 1001 11001010 011000101 0101 011 0101 10011 011110 010101 101 10101010 0111 1111001 01010110 11 11101 01 0101 0010010 10011 01010 100110 1101 01010 1111 10111 1010 101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 913
  • Average number of words per stanza: 152
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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