Review of Maycom: Haiku
Mar 28, 2020 11:14:12 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Mar 28, 2020 11:14:12 GMT -5
Review of Maycom: Haiku
Radrook here a once again to offer some suggestions.
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That having been said:
Thanks for this poem which is based on the novel: To Kill a Mocking Bird. In order to properly review it, of course, one has to be familiar with the novel itself. Otherwise the nuances of expressions will not have the intended meaning.
The primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice and the destruction of innocence. Scholars have noted that Lee also addresses issues of class, courage, compassion, and gender roles in the American Deep South. The book is widely taught in schools in the United States with lessons that emphasize tolerance and decry prejudice.
The word "sheltered", to me, or any other person familiar with the story, conveys the whole southern Jim Crow tradition of keeping the white woman pristine by laws prohibiting miscegenation. It fits in with the novel's portrayal of a black man a falsely accused of having raped a white woman and how a white lawyer prov him innocent. the poem's statement is called verbal irony.
It is a statement that superficially seems to be approving of the "proper" southern belle tradition but is in fact condemning it because of the racial injustice it could and did instigate.
Verbal Irony
irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
Within the parameters of the Haiku, I think it did an excellent job of conveying what it set out to convey.
Thanks for sharing.
BTW
I gave your Haiku to an on-line syllable counter and it came out perfect with:
5
7
5
Also, traditional Haiku restricts itself to nature. However, Modern English Haikus do not. So you are within acceptable literary parameters here.
Contemporary English-language haiku
While traditional hokku focused on nature and the place of humans in nature, modern haiku poets often consider any subject matter suitable, whether related to nature, an urban setting, or even to technology. Whereas old hokku avoided topics such as romance, sex, and overt violence; contemporary haiku often deals specifically with such themes.
Writing traditional hokku required a long period of learning and maturing, but contemporary haiku is often regarded as an "instant" form of brief verse that can be written by anyone from schoolchildren to professionals. Though conservative writers of modern haiku stay faithful to the standards of old hokku, many present-day writers have dropped such standards, emphasizing personal freedom and pursuing ongoing exploration in both form and subject matter