This is an analysis of the poem Moonstruck that begins with:
I have quarrelled with the Moon. I loved her once,
As all boys love one face supremely fair.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbbcbcdcacad
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 111000011101 11111101001 11101111101 1111110111 11111100111 11000010111 01001110111 1110000101 1111110111 0101111101 1101111100 1101111001 0101111111 1111110101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 666
- Average number of words per stanza: 121
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, her, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Moonstruck;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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