On the fireflies. . . Sometimes I think it’s okay to include a vivid image that resonates emotionally and feels necessary even though a neat, clear, logical justification of it isn’t possible. In other words, it’s okay to stump your reader once in a while. Your panther in line 3 is a spectacularly successful example of this principle. The speaker is, after all, inviting the reader to join him in his quest to extract meaning from absurdity.
Last edited by Glenn Wright; 04-14-2024 at 04:58 PM.
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