tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post4387594758172554055..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Loneliness Tanka by Joyce WongChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-15976230216542735032014-10-14T11:19:51.121-04:002014-10-14T11:19:51.121-04:00Joyce personifies loneliness and extends it throug...Joyce personifies loneliness and extends it throughout the entire poem. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first tanka in which extended personification is employed.<br /><br />And combined with the seashore setting, her choice of verbs is thematically and emotionally effective, adding aesthetic depth to the poem.<br /><br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com