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  1. The first and third stanzas use an 'abcb' rhyme pattern. There is no rhyme scheme in the remaining stanzas. The last stanza also includes rhyming words, such as gone-on.   The Comet and the Moon Summary

    The first and third stanzas use an ‘abcb’ rhyme pattern. There is no rhyme scheme in the remaining stanzas. The last stanza also includes rhyming words, such as gone-on.

     

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  1. Personification- In literature or poetry, when an object or concept is portrayed as a person. “Tell me” said the comet “You will sulk as well,” the moon said “So, comet, stay and talk.”   (The entire poem deploys personification because inanimate objects/planets are given the living quality ofRead more

    • Personification- In literature or poetry, when an object or concept is portrayed as a person.
    1. “Tell me” said the comet
    2. “You will sulk as well,” the moon said
    3. “So, comet, stay and talk.”

     

    (The entire poem deploys personification because inanimate objects/planets are given the living quality of communicating.)

     

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    The moon's loneliness is the central theme of the poem. Richard Edwards, the poet, has underlined the moon's desperate longing for a companion with whom to discuss his worries.   The comet and the moon Summary

    The moon’s loneliness is the central theme of the poem. Richard Edwards, the poet, has underlined the moon’s desperate longing for a companion with whom to discuss his worries.

     

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