tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408343261938539088.post1128470489014283368..comments2023-10-22T07:37:02.536-07:00Comments on To Teach and Learn: Teaching PoetryNobuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00245598981198856011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408343261938539088.post-84576824571218215762014-04-18T19:54:10.597-07:002014-04-18T19:54:10.597-07:00It is so very beautiful to be innocent. It is an i...It is so very beautiful to be innocent. It is an interesting thing you shared, thank you for your comment and good wishes. Nobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245598981198856011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4408343261938539088.post-48580856985504126862014-04-18T01:39:49.886-07:002014-04-18T01:39:49.886-07:00Another strong theme/motif that the poem carries i...Another strong theme/motif that the poem carries is that of the filial ties- which even death do not seem to undo. That which god brought together, let death not separate. This is conveyed strongly by the little girl's insistence saying they are seven. In some communities of our country too, when the elder brother/sister passes away, the second eldest is not referred to as the eldest. The place of the deceased is still kept in the family. A beautiful poem, Nobu. Happy teaching and learning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com