tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post9004498221369236666..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Secret Tune Tanka by Marilyn HumbertChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-20288968088855400132015-09-06T11:26:29.146-04:002015-09-06T11:26:29.146-04:00These symbolically rich phrases, "rainbow kit...These symbolically rich phrases, "rainbow kite," "gray clouds," and "handler's secret tune," resonate well with each other in Marilyn's visually striking tanka, and the structural center of the poem, "jiving," not only enhances the visual aspect of the poem but also adds cultural and emotional significance to the poem.<br /><br />Note: jive: "a lively style of dance popular especially in the 1940s and 1950s, performed to swing music or rock and roll." Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com