tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post8140307084935826268..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Conversation Tanka by Simon HansonChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-55341001153714337722015-10-22T08:49:05.681-04:002015-10-22T08:49:05.681-04:00Simon's resonant tanka consists of five "...Simon's resonant tanka consists of five "poetic phrases" (five "ku," 5 prosodic unites) and is structured into two parts: one opening statement, Ls 1&2 and one closing image, Ls 3-5. And the closing image is logically metaphoric or at least resonates closely with the thematic point of the poem. <br /><br />Simon's use of the rhetorical device, parallel syntax (asyndeton in Ls 4&5), effectively provides emphasis to a center theme explored in Ls 1&2.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com