Country Scene by Ho Xuan Hu'o'ng
The waterfall plunges in the mist.
Who can describe this desolate scene:
the long white river sliding through
the emerald shadows of the ancient canopy
. . .a shepherd's horn echoing in the valley,
fishnets stretched to dry on sandy flats.
A bell is tolling, fading, fading
just like love. Only poetry lasts.
"Country Scene" by Ho Xuan Hu'o'ng is about the beauty of a waterfall. This poem gives me imagery of laying next to a waterfall hearing all of the lovely sounds of my surroundings. In the second to last line the word "fading" is an example of repitition. A metaphor in this poem is "the long river sliding through." because a river cannot slide. I like this poem because it is interesting and relaxing.
The waterfall plunges in the mist.
Who can describe this desolate scene:
the long white river sliding through
the emerald shadows of the ancient canopy
. . .a shepherd's horn echoing in the valley,
fishnets stretched to dry on sandy flats.
A bell is tolling, fading, fading
just like love. Only poetry lasts.
"Country Scene" by Ho Xuan Hu'o'ng is about the beauty of a waterfall. This poem gives me imagery of laying next to a waterfall hearing all of the lovely sounds of my surroundings. In the second to last line the word "fading" is an example of repitition. A metaphor in this poem is "the long river sliding through." because a river cannot slide. I like this poem because it is interesting and relaxing.