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.
