tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post8469096080915992439..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: White Lotus Roots Tanka by Pamela A. Babusci Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-55799675413339007472016-01-13T08:30:44.979-05:002016-01-13T08:30:44.979-05:00Pamela's effective use of syntactic parallelis...Pamela's effective use of syntactic parallelism foregrounds the thematic concern (the negative [inequity in give and take] aspect of a relationship)and infuses the poem with multiple meanings. And on the second read, the riveting image in the upper verse could be read as a symbol of the negative impact of this unbalanced relationship.<br /><br />Note: for more info. about the use of parallelism, see "To the Lighthouse: A Rhetorical Device, Parallelism," http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/2015/05/to-lighthouse-rhetorical-device_7.html Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com