"But I do say it's hard to lose either,
When you have both."
Toads
All in all, I feel as if the poem Toads is a bit of a riddle, attempting to lead you to the right answer through clues. Unfortunately, I've never been good at riddles. Is there an option where I can ask for a hint? So one thing is established- the first toad is work. Work sits ON the speaker's life, but the second toad squats IN the speaker. I believe this means in the speaker's mind. I can't, however, decide if this second toad is a good or a bad thing. One of my thoughs is that the toad is something positive, like his hopes and dreams for the future that need work in order to continue being important. Another idea is that the toad is something negative, like drinking that keeps him from getting "the fame and the girl and the money all at one sitting", but that is present BECAUSE of work. Either could work, or perhaps neither. My track record leads me to believe that latter is true.
No comments:
Post a Comment