The form lies in the
style with its vivid imagery and unexpected juxtapositions. There is also the
unusual lack of a proper pronoun for the first half of a page. The title is
reminiscent of an epitaph. The first section is one line, making it very
jarring and placing emphasis on it. The second section is sensual imagery, with
effective alliteration and repetition. There is the interesting juxtaposition
of “Lake Geneva blue and nondescript purple something-other.” There is a
foreboding mention of “evil inside her”. There are also recurring images of
triangles. The speaker seems robotic while the girl has no distinct image to
cling to. The third begins to hint at the relationship between the two with
recurring shape images. The fourth names what the reader is lead to believe is
the girl from the first three sections, Katherine, as indicated by yet another
shape images. There is a mention of “her lake” which brings the reader back to
the second section. The fourth section ties together all the shape imagery,
reconciling it with geometry. It is at this point that I feel satisfied I have
“understood” the piece and sit back and let the rest wash over me without
reaching out to grab anything. The fourth mentions more of Katherine and the
fifth brings back the seasonal imagery planted (pardon the pun) in the first
line. Overall, I think there needs to be more tying this piece together, more
lines weaved through.
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