1. ARIANNE HOGWOOD Explication of The Naming Of Parts

2. About The Author Henry Reed was born in Birmingham, England on February 22, 1914. Attended the University of Birmingham. Well-known as a poet, translator, radio dramatist, and journalist. Drafted into the Army in 1941, worked as a Japanese translator. Died in December of 1986.

3. Genre Of The Poem This poem would be considered a lyric poem.

4. Interpretation Even in times of total darkness, there is light.

5. Defining Difficult Words I found no words difficult in this poem.

6. Allusions Analysis The Japonica flower is a reference to the current war on Japan, at the time when this poem was written.

7. A More Modern Translation This poem requires no modern translation.

8. Measuring the meter This poem has no determined meter.

9. Rhyme Scheme This poem lacks a rhyme scheme.