tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post7548322154316132894..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Moon Phases Tanka by Susan ConstableChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-44995063368385022232013-10-22T08:57:31.119-04:002013-10-22T08:57:31.119-04:00The upper verse successfully sets the scenic/emoti...The upper verse successfully sets the scenic/emotive context, while in the lower one, the speaker presents a life-changing choice through the emotionally effective use of the 2nd person POV, a type of choice that most readers can wholeheartedly understand and identify with the reason(s) behind it.<br /><br />On a second reading, the imagery of different moon phases works not only on a literal level, which indicates the passage of time, but also on a symbolic level, which shows the different stages of a marital relationship one might go through.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com