tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post8866961678885469994..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Cloudy Rice Tanka by Margaret ChulaChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-50732674653786308862015-06-23T10:53:45.936-04:002015-06-23T10:53:45.936-04:00Generally speaking, I think a poet should follow V...Generally speaking, I think a poet should follow Voltaire's advice below:<br /><br />Adjectives are frequently the greatest enemy of the substantive.<br /><br />However, in the case of Margaret's well-crafted tanka, the adjective, "cloudy," is emotionally effectively used; thus it helps carry metaphoric significance and add one more layer of meaning to the poem.<br /><br />And her use of repetition successfully adds emotional weight to the poem. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com