Hi Sally j,
Yes, the bird was used as metaphor. Too much 'tell' is a problem and I find
a struggle from poem to poem to poem to get the balance right - even when
they're story pieces. I guess the aim with the story pieces is still to
economise where possible to allow the reader to go where they need to - like
I said - a real struggle from piece to piece.
I'm really pleased that my poor old rosella has aroused some interest.
Thanks you.
Frank
> I too have been following the Rosella discussiion and must say I really
> enjoyed this poem and even more so when I saw the bird in question. I
think
> the bird in the poem was used as a metaphor for the human condition of
> loneliness and it effects everyone even the beautiful creatures on the
earth
> like the lovely bird.
> I think also that "show not tell" can make the reader work harder but must
> admit too that "telling" is also valid in a poem. "Tellling" a tale or a
> story has always been entertaining and stimulates the imagination so
> sometimes I am not always in agreement with the show not tell thing. Bw
> Sally J
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