The moon experiences many changes throughout the story.
At first, the moon is a shimmering ivory figure.
She then becomes blue, veiny, and wrinkled.
Later, she starts to fade, and become see-through, and her eyes turn indigo.
She ends the story as a sparkly silver pile of embers.
It rhymes and repeats but I would say its more of a song, but don't get me wrong it does have the characteristics of a poem.
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
Answer:
A) Suddenly, Jillian saw the lightning.