02-17-2016, 10:29 AM
Dale-
Gah, the spelling error! Thanks for catching that, apologies.
The poem is in reference to one of the Orion death myths. So the huntsmAn, is Orion. Apollo (dawn in line 3, but you're right, not omnipotent and sun god not dawn. Important distinction, oh overlapping Romans messing with my imagery) noticed Diana favoring Orion and worried for her chastity. Apollo challenged her to hit a black silhouette on the waves, which she did, not knowing it was Orion. At her grief, he was placed among the stars. (reference line 1, and 4) So crystalline is meant to allude to the stars...reflective little jewels they are. There is something catching about their fragility as well though isn't there...
A million thank you's for the bolded accents, immensely helpful.
Useless Blueprint--Thanks for the feedback, I'd love to hear more about stresses in iambic. I have to admit, I'm not overly confident that I'm grasping changing the natural stress and when that would be ok/not ok.
Gah, the spelling error! Thanks for catching that, apologies.
The poem is in reference to one of the Orion death myths. So the huntsmAn, is Orion. Apollo (dawn in line 3, but you're right, not omnipotent and sun god not dawn. Important distinction, oh overlapping Romans messing with my imagery) noticed Diana favoring Orion and worried for her chastity. Apollo challenged her to hit a black silhouette on the waves, which she did, not knowing it was Orion. At her grief, he was placed among the stars. (reference line 1, and 4) So crystalline is meant to allude to the stars...reflective little jewels they are. There is something catching about their fragility as well though isn't there...
A million thank you's for the bolded accents, immensely helpful.
Useless Blueprint--Thanks for the feedback, I'd love to hear more about stresses in iambic. I have to admit, I'm not overly confident that I'm grasping changing the natural stress and when that would be ok/not ok.
