Silver

The moon is described as

The moon is described as a woman walking in silver shoes ('silver shoon'), giving human characteristics to a natural object. This makes the moon seem

The word 'silver' appears throughout

The word 'silver' appears throughout the poem, describing trees, fruit, dog's paws, dove's feathers, mouse's claws and eyes, fish, and reeds. Everythi

While the moon 'walks' and 'peers'

While the moon 'walks' and 'peers', and the harvest mouse 'goes scampering by', other creatures like the dog, doves, and fish are completely still and

The poem follows an AABB rhyme

The poem follows an AABB rhyme scheme (moon/shoon, sees/trees, catch/thatch, etc.) with a gentle, flowing rhythm that mimics the quiet movement of moo