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â€Å"Le Loupgarou† and â€Å"Ol Higue† Folklore exists in many cultures throughout the world. Folklore in the form of tales, myths and legends is passed from generation to generation through the oral tradition. Folklore in the Caribbean has been drawn from the rich and diverse backgrounds of our ancestors who came from various parts of the world. Our ancestors brought with them their language, culture, religious beliefs and practices, and their tradition of storytelling. The tales of demons, ghosts, zombies and spirits have been fascinating for the young and old alike, and variations of these stories have been told again and again. â€Å"Le Loupgarou† and â€Å"Ol Higue† share similar characteristics as they are both based on Caribbean folklore. â€Å"Le†¦show more content†¦Also the diction of the poem gives it a slightly harsh and dark tone with words such as; â€Å"greying†, â€Å"greed†, â€Å"Ruined†, â€Å"slavering† and â€Å"howled†. The purpose of the harsh and dramatic tone is to create a suitable atmosphere for the ‘curious tale’ that is told which undeniably is harsh and unkind. However, â€Å"Ol Higue† has three stanzas with completely different structures. The first has eleven lines and the tone is agitation and tiredness. â€Å"Burning myself out like cane-fire† suggests that she is exhausted from turning into a fire ball every night. There is a pun on the word burning as she burns as a fire ball and also is exhausted by burning herself out. â€Å"The pain of salt and having to bend these old bones down to count a thousand grains of rice† is also taken from the first stanza and suggests that she hates the fact that the villagers can put salt on her skin to get rid of her because it can burn her severely and also the fact that she cannot counter the temptation to pick of every grain of rice she sees on the ground. The second stanza is an octave. In this stanza she speaks about the irresistible call of babies blood. â€Å"Singing the sweet song of life, tempting an old dry up woman† suggests that new born babies satisfy her sinis ter craving. Whereas the tone of the first stanza was agitation, it changes the an agonizing or longing tone because she desires pure blood running in new veins to survive. The third stanza has nine lines. It has a threatening tone and a fearfulShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Poem The Optimist 1177 Words   |  5 PagesJoshua Mehigan s second poetry collection following, The Optimist, presents an anthology disclosing rhyme, meter and colloquial speech/diction infused with realist narratives and monologues bathed in the surreal lucid elements of the subconscious. Mehigan’s collection discusses the inevitability and the gravitating novelty of change as well as the facing of ones demise in both the literal and figurative sense. 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