The Cruel Moon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF| The cruel Moon hangs out of reach | A |
| Up above the shadowy beech | A |
| Her face is stupid but her eye | B |
| Is small and sharp and very sly | B |
| Nurse says the Moon can drive you mad | C |
| No that's a silly story lad | C |
| Though she be angry though she would | D |
| Destroy all England if she could | D |
| Yet think what damage can she do | E |
| Hanging there so far from you | E |
| Don't heed what frightened nurses say | F |
| Moons hang much too far away | F |
Robert Graves
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