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 )

Sound devices

REPETITION

All I see is lightning

All I hear is thunder

That I need to speak

That you need to hear

Sound devices
CONSONANCE

I gnash and gnarl and gnaw until I'm raw