This is an analysis of Winter Moonlight (The) by Clark Ashton Smith.

The silence of the silver night
Lies visibly upon the pines;…

Browse poems by Clark Ashton Smith

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc eXXe
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01000101 11000101 01010101 11010101 11100101 001010111 01110011 01010101 10011101 11110101 01110100 11011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12