JAMB - Literature In English (2023 - No. 60)
*For seven days it rained that June;
A storm half out to sea kept turning around like a dog trying to settle himself on a rug; We were the fleas that
complained in his hair.
John Updike, Wash
The image set in the lines above are of
A storm half out to sea kept turning around like a dog trying to settle himself on a rug; We were the fleas that
complained in his hair.
John Updike, Wash
The image set in the lines above are of
rain and flood in June
discomfort and likely destruction
the days of Noah
an animal insects and fun
Explanation
The dominant image painted by the words is that of discomfort, that is, the incessant rain is one that is not welcome because it can instigate destruction.
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