How does the moon change in the course of the story “embers of moonlight”?

At the beginning of the story, the speaker tells us that the moon was sitting on her roof. The moon is personified as a woman with an ivory dress. She is patient, with willowy arms and legs and a pallid luminescence. However, after the speaker closes her eyes and opens them again, the moon appears to have a wrinkly face. Her arms are full of veins. Finally, the moon starts to dim. She is only a fading image towards the end.



question

discuss the two key differences between the prose form of sojourner truth’s speech and the poetic version. use evidence from both texts to support your response.