12-03-2015, 04:40 AM
ronsaik,
Thanks for the read.There are a number of references from shallow to deep (as the poem says
Of course the superficial is the speaker thinking so little of his listeners as to tell them to kiss his ass. The ass, or donkey has a long face, and is typically seen as being mournful, or a looser. In this case he could be seen as the losing opponent who of course keeps tabs on those who are also running. However, as this is a pastoral the primary reference, or allusion in this case was to Coleridge's "To A Young Ass - It's mother being tethered nearby."
In terms of the symbol of the Democratic party being a Donkey, I think it goes without saying that neither party needs any help making an ass of of itself. Consider the title it is certainly a natural conclusion to infer it has something to do with the political party although that was not my overt intention.
Dale
Thanks for the read.There are a number of references from shallow to deep (as the poem says
Of course the superficial is the speaker thinking so little of his listeners as to tell them to kiss his ass. The ass, or donkey has a long face, and is typically seen as being mournful, or a looser. In this case he could be seen as the losing opponent who of course keeps tabs on those who are also running. However, as this is a pastoral the primary reference, or allusion in this case was to Coleridge's "To A Young Ass - It's mother being tethered nearby." In terms of the symbol of the Democratic party being a Donkey, I think it goes without saying that neither party needs any help making an ass of of itself. Consider the title it is certainly a natural conclusion to infer it has something to do with the political party although that was not my overt intention.
Dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.