tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post3779643808270503865..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Birth Tanka by Carole JohnstonChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-88978395486608541952014-11-02T07:09:22.143-05:002014-11-02T07:09:22.143-05:00Carole skillfully employs Onihishigitei, the style...Carole skillfully employs Onihishigitei, the style of demon-quelling force, in Ls 1-4 to depict a visually and emotionally violent image while the thematic twist in L5 successfully takes this tanka up a notch.<br /><br />Note: Onihishigitei is the style of demon-quelling force, and it is characterized by its “strong or even vulgar diction.” (Brower, p. 406) This style refers to poems whose “imagery or treatment conveys an impression of violence. Such poems are found in particular in Book XVI of Man’yoshū." (Brower and Miner, p. 247). For more info., see "To the Lighthouse: Onihishigitei, Style of Demon-Quelling Force ," http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/2013/05/to-lighthouse-onihishigitei-style-of.htmlChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com