ENGL 345 Lecture : Pas de Deux
5 Dec 2012
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French term for a dance (step of two) It is two poems combined (this is the most important aspect) The definition isn"t found anywhere yet: a pair of poems that explore and debate a subject or theme. The themes that rachel rose explores are relatively controversial: she uses these poems to present contrasting viewpoints. There"s no strict form, but they"re usually presented in couplets. Since this form is so recent, it"s hard to find anything specific. What we heard about the japanese vs. what the japanese perhaps heard. Not a very light pair of poems. Second is what we heard about death and what death heard about us. What we heard about the canadians and what we heard about the americans. They"re presenting stereotypes about two opposing things. These are the voices of the people, speaking without mediation. The parallel between the two poems highlights the absurdity of the stereotypes. They go deeper than the poems themselves.
