The Blue Roofs of Japan : a Score for Interpenetrating Voices Literary Elements

The Blue Roofs of Japan : a Score for Interpenetrating Voices Literary Elements

Genre

Performance text (poem)

Setting and Context

The poem was written in 1986 in the context of metaphysics.

Narrator and Point of View

First-person narrative

Tone and Mood

The tone is ambiguous, and the mood is fascinating.

Protagonist and Antagonist

The protagonist is the Male, while the protagonist is the Female.

Major Conflict

The main conflict is that the poem is complex, and it requires a critical mind while reading for one to comprehend.

Climax

The climax is that despite the lop-siding nature of the poem, the voices are equal.

Foreshadowing

N/A

Understatement

The complexity of the poem ‘Blue Roofs of Japan’ is understated. Besides the poem having overlapping voices, its contents are hard to read because they are not clear.

Allusions

The poem alludes to males' supremacy and the role of a woman in society.

Imagery

The description of the moon and the moving water depicts sight imagery. The poet writes, “The moon is swelling because that is where violence hides.” Similarly, the author writes:
“The water walks
over stones through the long
wooden town.”

Paradox

The main paradox is that the poem is invisible, but readers are expected to recite each verse. Similarly, it is satirical that the female voice is tailored to show that a woman must be submissive to any man regardless of any situation.

Parallelism

The male voice parallels the female voice.

Metonymy and Synecdoche

N/A

Personification

The water is personified when the poet says that it walks.

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