This is an analysis of the poem With How Sad Steps, O Moon, Thou Climb'st The Sky that begins with:

With how sad steps, O Moon, thou climb'st the sky,
"How silently, and with how wan a face!"... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXababbaacdccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111111101 1010010110100 1111110111 1001010111 0101110101 1111011101 0101011001 1101010111 01001010010 11011101010 1101011100 1001100101110 110010101010 1111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 646
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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  • critical appreciation.

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