tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post707465448345160575..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Boneyard Tanka by Marilyn Humbert Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-73720235427272213032015-06-21T07:27:21.903-04:002015-06-21T07:27:21.903-04:00Technically speaking, the shift, from the realisti...Technically speaking, the shift, from the realistic description of a "farm gate" (used as a synecdoche for farming life) in L2, "rusted and bent," to the metaphorical comment on it in Ls 3-5, "half buried/in the boneyard/of broken promises," successfully adds emotional weight and sociopolitical depth to the poem.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com