tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post7019374255158772227..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man’s Maple Moon: Day of Reckoning Tanka by MatsukazeChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-7639447615154655602013-07-21T09:12:22.034-04:002013-07-21T09:12:22.034-04:00Juxtaposed with a theologically connotative phrase...Juxtaposed with a theologically connotative phrase, "day of reckoning," and the water image, the twist at the end of the poem is elevated to a religio-psychological level. The good verb choice, vomit, adds emotional weight to the poem.<br /><br />A well-crafted, middle-of-the-story tanka. What's left unsaid is more important than what's said.<br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com