09-06-2013, 09:19 PM
(09-06-2013, 06:56 PM)shenaz Wrote: He laces his boots tightlyActually, the "silent metaphor" is intended to imply that at that exact moment, he would like to strangle her, instead.
strangling his ankles in silent metaphor"
In silent metaphor? I think this part should have been left out. Its like over-instructing the reader on what to feel. You need to leave more to the imagination. All the same the poem is very articulate.
"In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite." - Paul Dirac (1902 - 1984)