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.
