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

IF a leaf rustled, she would start:
And yet she died, a year ago. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababaa cdcdcc cececc bcbcaaXeeeecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 00110111 11110101 11110101 01011101 11111101 11010111 01010101 11011101 1111101 10110111 111011111 11010101 11110101 10110101 11110101 1101110 01010111 11010111 10110111 11011101 11111101 11110101 111010111 01011101 11010001 110101001 11110001 01110101 11011101 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she, and, open, i are repeated.

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

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

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