Beyond Words

3(B).
          "A Story" by Li-Young Li uses Foreshadowing and a metaphor to show tension with the father and himself also showing us an insight on the importance kids are in some parents life. The main idea in this poem is that the father can't think of a story to tell his son but the father can't think of a story and is afraid his son will be disappointed in him. The metaphor in the beginning "Sad is a man who is asked for a story and can't come up with one." (stanza one) This is a lead into the tension between the father and himself. The tension is basically given then goes on in depth using foreshadowing. Foreshadowing is used to show what the father is afraid of if he can't tell his son a story he will lose the relationship with his son. "Already the man lives far ahead, he sees the day this boy will go. Don't go! hear the Alligator story!...but the boy is packing up his shirts." The Foreshadowing shows tension with the the father and himself. This makes me wonder if other parents strive for a successful relationship with their children, to maintain hopefulness in the child's eyes.