The verse form Breaking Through written by Myrna Pena-Reyes is really

profound in footings of its entreaty to the reader. The verse form is all about
the filial relationship between a son/daughter and a male parent.

The verse form fundamentally revolves around the male parent and his
son/daughter. The secret plan of the verse form tells the reader that a certain
character in the first stanza receives a package that came during that forenoon.
The character lamely opened the little box and it takes for him/her a short
labour to undo the tie. Although the box is merely little. it is being tied skilfully
and really good. It is non stated in the first stanza where the bundle does came
from but recently. it is being mentioned that it’s from the persona’s male
parent. The bundle box came all the manner across 10. 000 stat mis of ocean.
While opening the box. the character can experience the love of his/her male
parent that binds them together.

Interrupting Through if examined could be the actual significance of

interrupting through or the undoing of the strong yarn of two or three strands
that are being twisted together tied around the bundle box received by the
character from his/her male parent. The rubric its ego could be the intension
of the applied attempt of a certain character in the verse form in put to
deathing a small labour by unbracing the box. This attempt of the character in
the verse form is really present from line 1 to 7 of the first stanza. It says that.
“Haltingly I undo the knots around your package that came this forenoon. A
little box should necessitate small labour. but you’ve ever been thorough.
binding things tight and good. The string lengthens. coils beside the box. ”

The rubric Breaking Through is the metaphorical representation of the filial

devotedness of the character to his/her male parent. The rubric could be the
indication of the character in the verse form of the lessons that he/she had
learned from his/her male parent. It could besides intend “love” as supported
from the last two lines of the 2nd stanza. The line say that “my father. this
undoing is what binds us. ” Although it’s non straight mentioned that love is
the interrupting through. it is showed indirectly through subliminal
significance of the phrase “this undoing is what binds us. ” What makes the
male parent and the character bind? The clear and non obscure reply is love.
nil more.
The writer besides used symbols in the verse form. The first symbol is the box.
As an averment. the box extremely symbolizes the love of the male parent to
the character that is being off from him. It is distant because the writer
mentioned in the last lines of the first stanza. It says that the bundle box came
across 10. 000 stat mis of ocean. The box besides represents the yearning of
the male parent to his son/daughter that is off from him for a long clip.
Through the box. the male parent extends his warm filial love to his
son/daughter.

The knots around the package besides represents that the father’s love is true
and just to the character. The love that is true and just can be supported by
lines from 6-7 of stanza 1 that says “but you’ve ever been thorough. binding
things tight and good. The string lengthens” and lines from 11-12 of stanza 1
that says “you hoped the bundle would keep its form across 10. 000 stat mis of
ocean. ” In those lines. the male parent of the character tied the knots
exhaustively to maintain the bundle in its original form from the father’s place
until it reaches the persona’s manus. It merely signifies that he wanted that his
best respects and love would stay in tact after traveling across 10. 000 stat mis
across the ocean. The knots besides symbolized of how patient the persona’s
male parent. it decidedly reflects the he tied the box.

In the verse form. there is a reference of belt in the tenth line of first stanza. It
says. “once your belt slapped aggressively against my tegument. ” it is being
enclosed in the parenthesis for farther accent. The belt that the writer
undertakings in line 10 merely symbolizes that the persona’s male parent is a
adult male of subject. He slaps the character sometime in his/her childhood to
train him/her. Through the belt. it shaped the character for he/she no.
through the father’s slapping. the character learned things between bad and
good. and right or incorrect. The belt besides symbolizes show or the
manifestation of power. It merely shows that during childhood of the character.
he/she exists in the patriarchal universe. Indeed. during the persona’s
childhood. he/she exists in Te patriarchal society for he/she experienced being
beaten by the male parent.

Not utilizing the scissors in cutting could besides intend a batch in the verse
form. As an averment. the character did non utilize the scissors to unknot the
tight knots of the box because the character wanted to enjoy the minute of
unknoting with love. If the individual uses the scissors. it will project that the
character is non-appreciative of the love of the male parent. Not utilizing the
scissors could besides intend that the character prolonged the exhilaration by
opening it really lamely. It besides means that the character had learned the
trade of forbearance from his/her male parent.

The writer had besides left its readers the dramatic impact by non uncovering
what is inside the box. It poses inquiries of what is inside the box. Is it a
nutrient? Books? Dress? Bag or anything that is liquid? The reader can’t figure
out for its non revealed. A strong averment is that. no affair what’s inside the
box. it certainly resembles the love of the male parent to the character of the
verse form.

In a modern-day scene. if the writer is adverting about across 10. 000 stat mis
of oceans. the first that comes into the head of the reader is that. the character
is situated abroad or in provinces. If being assumed that the male parent is in
Philippines. possibly the character is in West Asia. America. Europe. Australia
and others. The reader does non besides know if the character is working
abroad. married. touring and etc. because it’s non straight stated. What is
really graphic in the context is that they are off from each other and they
haven’t seen each other for a long period of clip.

The tone of the verse form is about hankering and unhappiness. In the first
portion of the verse form. the character undoes the box haltingly. Haltingly in
other words could intend lamely. In this idea entirely. an averment came in
that the character is sad because it made him/her experience home sick as the
box arrives. The tone of yearning could besides be sensed. As the character is
undoing the knots of the box. the character reminisce his/her father-his
instruction. disciplinary actions and love. Through the presence of the box. the
character can conceive of his/her place that heightened his/her unhappiness
and yearning.

Word picture of the male parent in the verse form is besides really effectual. In
the context. the male parent is portrayed as lovingness for he sends the
character a bundle box although its really far. Unlike other male parent figure.
the male parent in the verse form is really mild-not ruthless and cruel. Though
there is a usage of belt slapping in the verse form. it is being done to train his
kid. The male parent did make it for a good intent. for the benefit of the kid
when he/she grew up but non in the opprobrious mode. The male parent figure
in here is possibly a soft and good-humored male parent.
The writer besides used strong images to convey the significance of the verse
form. The bringing is really implicative images like the undoing of the box ; the
scene is really graphic and apprehensible. Through this clear description. it
brought the reader the katharsis of emotions or extinguishing its complexness.
the writer efficaciously carried out the kernel and significance of the verse
form.

In footings of signifier and construction. the writer unconsciously celebrated

the signifier over the content. Like T. S. Eliot. she has done it for she chose to
compose in free poetry or clean poetry. She does non follow rimes and metres.
what she did is the entire divergence of the traditional metered verse forms.
The manner is really modern-day. or maybe it belongs to the Romantics.

In general. the Breaking Through is a brilliant verse form. It tackles a seldom

touched subject in poesy. filial love. Through this subject. it makes the poem
unique and noteworthy.