The document provides an analysis of the story and poem "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens and "Suffering" by David Delisca. It summarizes the plot elements and character development in Owens' novel, including the coming-of-age story of Kya who is tried for murder. It also analyzes the structure, imagery, and sound devices used in Delisca's poem "Suffering", including its use of repetition and consonance.
The document provides an analysis of the story and poem "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens and "Suffering" by David Delisca. It summarizes the plot elements and character development in Owens' novel, including the coming-of-age story of Kya who is tried for murder. It also analyzes the structure, imagery, and sound devices used in Delisca's poem "Suffering", including its use of repetition and consonance.
The document provides an analysis of the story and poem "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens and "Suffering" by David Delisca. It summarizes the plot elements and character development in Owens' novel, including the coming-of-age story of Kya who is tried for murder. It also analyzes the structure, imagery, and sound devices used in Delisca's poem "Suffering", including its use of repetition and consonance.
The document provides an analysis of the story and poem "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens and "Suffering" by David Delisca. It summarizes the plot elements and character development in Owens' novel, including the coming-of-age story of Kya who is tried for murder. It also analyzes the structure, imagery, and sound devices used in Delisca's poem "Suffering", including its use of repetition and consonance.
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Story and Poem
Analysis
Fea Franzielle C. Costales
“Where the Crawdads sing’’
Author: Delia Owens
an American author, zoologist, and conservationist. She is best known for her 2018 novel Where the Crawdads Sing. Owens was born and raised in Southern Georgia, where she spent most of her life in or near true wilderness.
Published in August 14, 2022
Elements of the story
Introduction: a coming-of-age story of a young girl raised by the marshlands of the south in the 1950s. When the town hotshot is found dead, and inexplicably linked to Kya, the Marsh Girl is the prime suspect in his murder case.
Rising action: Kya's relationship with Chase in the past, and the intensification of Chase's murder investigation in the present.
Climax: Kya is trialed for Chase's murder
Falling action: The exhausting trial is over
Resolution : Kya ultimately reunites with Tate and begins a life with him back at the marsh. They grow old together, with Kya dying in her sixties from a heart attack.
Setting: North Carolina, USA
Conflict: Man vs. Man
Point of view: first person
Characters: Kya Tate Chase
Ending: Unexpected ending
Moral of the story: Every creature does what it must to survive.
“Suffering” Author: David Delisca
Canadian Haitian David Delisca, born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, raised in West Palm Beach, Florida and residing in Scarborough, is a writer, poet, actor and humorist. A versatile artist, he uses stories about the immigrant and diasporic experience, as well as other various human realities, to bridge realms of communication. His works and performances have been featured in Toronto Star, CBC and Netflix.
Rhyme Scheme & Meter: None
Freeverse
Imagery All I see is lightning All I hear is thunder ( lines 2 & 3 )
But try as I might to close my eyes
And shut them tight and go back to black ( lines 9 & 10 )
My vocal cords vibrating
With vicious and vital truths ( lines 20 & 21 )
My tongue undulating With the undue burden of silence ( lines 24 & 25 )
