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

I think the moon is very kind
To take such trouble just for me. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX baca Xcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 01110111 11010101 011100 11111111 11011101 01110111 110101 11100111 01110001 11011101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me, he are repeated.

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

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