How does the poet describe the moon: (a) at the beginning of the third stanza, and (b) at its end? What causes this change?
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Source: Textbook(a) At the beginning of the third stanza, the moon is described as a whole, shining peacefully in the open sky. (b) By the end, it appears broken into pieces. This change is caused by the shadows of the trees, which move outward and obstruct the moonlight.
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