tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post5158546305166170896..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Twig Tanka by Marilyn HumbertChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-27674411285968209092018-07-24T09:17:49.269-04:002018-07-24T09:17:49.269-04:00The upper verse sets the theme while the image of ...The upper verse sets the theme while the image of the snapping of a twig in the lower verse effectively carries emotional poignancy and symbolic significance. <br /><br />Within such a short space of 14 words and 14 syllables, Marilyn skillfully shows the speaker's jealousy/envy (against the woman in L2) and passion (towards her loved one in L1). Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com