Archive Posted January 15, 2003 Report Posted January 15, 2003 Minta Rose Bard Posts: 33 (11/25/01 9:07:18 pm) Reply just a little something -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Dragcor Warwick, Banquet Room) It's a ballad, slow and serene, with little sacrifices in meter for a long and flowing work--the repeated beginnings of lines are most effective in creating a glum and hopeless mood. The only jarring bit is the final couplet, as the offered hope is not strong enough to counteract the gloom of the poem. The talent is exquisite, yet this particular poem does not sting deeply with its message. I cannot tell whether it was meant to sting.
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