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Rhyme in The Moon

Rhyme Examples in The Moon:

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"mass..."   (Text of the Poem)

Notice that the final line of this stanza breaks the rhyme scheme: “mass” does not resolves the rhyme of “east” in this couplet. This leaves the reader with an uneasy feeling going into the next stanza.

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"pale..."   (Text of the Poem)

The first stanza consists of heroic couplets, or pair of lines in iambic pentameter that have matching end rhymes. Heroic couplets create a smooth, flowing effect that carries the reader effortlessly through long sentences or phrases. When stacked on top of each other, heroic couplets create a lulling effect that may mask some of the bolder, or more shocking, claims or images within a poem. Readers are carried along with the speaker, rather than questioning or doubting the speaker.

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