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October 5, 2011“The Fall” By Russell Edson
This prose style poem arrested my attention. Being that I am a poetic writer, I found this particular piece very interesting. The reason being is that it said so much in so little space in the form of a parable. One important aspect of this piece that I noted was this was a grown man and not some five-year old child. As I read it, I noticed a man that was craving the attention of his parents, though they did not long to give the attention that he desired in return. This was shown when he claimed to be a tree; his parents only response to this was, “go into the yard and do not grow in the living room as your roots may ruin the carpet.” Then again, this phrase could have been a clever way of saying find your own place. However, I was pushed to ask myself if I had a grown child living at home with me, how much attention would I give them that I haven’t already given them over the years? Does he really deserve any more attention? Most likely he doesn’t, though we don’t know his age we do know that he is not a teen, but a man.
Another phrase that stuck out like a branch to me was when the parents said, “look it is fall” this is somewhat hilarious in that the author cleverly painted a picture of it being a change in season, meaning that it was time for the man to leave. I believe the writer was plainly stating that it was time to change seasons and move on with life. Then I analyze this piece a bit further; maybe the parents were trying to get him out because after the Fall is when the day are lengthen meaning the longer he would have stayed there with them. This is funny in a sense to because it was like the author was saying “Oh no, there has to be a stop to this, please go now!
There are numerous techniques that I can take away from this piece and apply to my own. For example, I love a poem that can show a story rather then tell it. Here, Russell hides a story in a funny way, but yet conveys a serious message. I would love to adopted the way he said so much in so little because I am always writing long stanzas to get a point across, when I can simply go straight to the point. His use of symbolism was very unique because he gave his audience a back-story without writing it. For example, this could have very well been a man that was is his forties living in his parent basement, without a job, and was beyond lazy. I love that the author gives room for the reader to create their own story in a way. The imagery was there as well and I love the style of the poem.
This prose style poem arrested my attention. Being that I am a poetic writer, I found this particular piece very interesting. The reason being is that it said so much in so little space in the form of a parable. One important aspect of this piece that I noted was this was a grown man and not some five-year old child. As I read it, I noticed a man that was craving the attention of his parents, though they did not long to give the attention that he desired in return. This was shown when he claimed to be a tree; his parents only response to this was, “go into the yard and do not grow in the living room as your roots may ruin the carpet.” Then again, this phrase could have been a clever way of saying find your own place. However, I was pushed to ask myself if I had a grown child living at home with me, how much attention would I give them that I haven’t already given them over the years? Does he really deserve any more attention? Most likely he doesn’t, though we don’t know his age we do know that he is not a teen, but a man.
Another phrase that stuck out like a branch to me was when the parents said, “look it is fall” this is somewhat hilarious in that the author cleverly painted a picture of it being a change in season, meaning that it was time for the man to leave. I believe the writer was plainly stating that it was time to change seasons and move on with life. Then I analyze this piece a bit further; maybe the parents were trying to get him out because after the Fall is when the day are lengthen meaning the longer he would have stayed there with them. This is funny in a sense to because it was like the author was saying “Oh no, there has to be a stop to this, please go now!
There are numerous techniques that I can take away from this piece and apply to my own. For example, I love a poem that can show a story rather then tell it. Here, Russell hides a story in a funny way, but yet conveys a serious message. I would love to adopted the way he said so much in so little because I am always writing long stanzas to get a point across, when I can simply go straight to the point. His use of symbolism was very unique because he gave his audience a back-story without writing it. For example, this could have very well been a man that was is his forties living in his parent basement, without a job, and was beyond lazy. I love that the author gives room for the reader to create their own story in a way. The imagery was there as well and I love the style of the poem.
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