Analysis of The Human and the Moth
The simplest way to defuse a moth
Is to turn the light off
Keeping the fridge door
Swung wide open
It flickers for more
So who is the instigator?
The human or the moth?
The moth had nothing to flicker about
When the light was not around
Yet the human here still
Running the electricity bill
Needing the warmth of light
To keep off the fright
The moth is used to living in the dark
The light blinds both
The human and the moth
The human is more objective
The moth is apprehensive
As both are afraid
They can’t turn away
Drawn to the light, they stay
With the busting of fuse
Or remove one of the two
It ceases to be confused
The scatter-brained moth is defused
But which of them will refuse?
The human or the moth?
And at what cost? Who will lose?
It’s theirs to choose
To mutually depart
Who’s at fault?
The human or the moth?
Scheme | axbxbxA xxccddx xaeexff gxhhgAg gxxA |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010110101 111011 10011 1110 11011 1110100 010101 0111011001 1011101 101011 10001001 100111 11101 0111110001 0111 010001 01011010 011010 11101 11101 110111 101011 1011101 1101101 01011101 1111101 010101 0111111 1111 1100001 111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 805 |
Words | 161 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 7, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Human and the Moth" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/105123/the-human-and-the-moth>.
Discuss this Aurelie poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In