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Reddit mentions of Trilogy (New Directions Classic)
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Reddit mentions: 1
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- Available right or left hand
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- Wooden handle
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Specs:
| Height | 8 Inches |
| Length | 5.3 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | September 1998 |
| Weight | 0.56 Pounds |
| Width | 0.7 Inches |
STOP WRITING THINGS I WANT TO TATTOO ON MY BODY.
First two stanzas are really cool, the first being the richer in metaphor. We has this line:
>No butterfly
which establishes the dead world this is written in, while conjuring up the flourishing images it is necessarily contrasted to immediately.
>emerged from the dirt,
here we have genesis, here we have genesis sterilized
>but we knelt in itβ
O dear lord, this is the best 'invoking sacarlity' I've seen in a long, long time. We're talking since I've read Trilogy quality. Not much to say, except its pure, direct, and perfect.
>the black plains
I'll start by saying this is the weakest stanza in the piece (and still p damn good). This is a damn good enjambment and forces so many images to crowd on top of one another.
>of the sea, an oscillating
as I'm writing this i'm getting less comfortable calling this the weakest stanza. This enjambment allows a direct nod to the
imagery sublimated and buried throughout the piece.
>saw up to his knee,
This image is functional, but feels the taddest bit awkward compared to the embarrassing mastery the rest of the work displays. I understand the re-occurrence of the kneeling here, but the rhyme is a bit strong and it doesn't feel the same as the kneeling.
>but why does lightning
my favorite stanza but I don't like this enjambment. Consider:
>but why does lightning kneel,
as we do, before a kiln,
>kneel, as we do,
I see that you enjambed that way to afford this line, which allows an instructional voice to seep through, so I'm torn. God damn this is a good piece.
>before a kiln,
yep, I came. This is perfect, if you want me to write an essay about this i will.
>and keep winging
just realized this is could be modified slightly (personifying the waters) and become a chiastic structure. Not sure you want that, but I thought I'd put it out there.
>black into the earth,
as a keepsake?
don't have much to say about these, but they work. Pls, pls sign me a first edition of your first book so my children can't sell it for money.