tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post2477200712498523020..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Nest Tanka by Mohammad Azim KhanChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-63028140088480953802018-05-04T08:45:43.584-04:002018-05-04T08:45:43.584-04:00The dialectical emotional relationship is well exp...The dialectical emotional relationship is well explored in this weaver bird’s nest simile, and Ls 4&5 effectively add emotional weight and psychological depth to the poem.<br /><br />Note: "Weavers (or weaver birds) get their name because of their elaborately woven nests... Typically it is the male birds that build the nests as a way to woo females. ... The sparrow weavers of Africa build apartment-house nests, in which 100 to 300 pairs have separate flask-shaped chambers entered by tubes at the bottom." <br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com