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The entire plot of โThe Metamorphosisโ revolves around an instance of absurdity. Gregor Samsa wakes up one day to find himself transformed into a big bug. This sudden transformation keeps his family and his employer at a loss. When the family finds alternate ways to support their financial requirements, they start to neglect him. Gregor realizes that he has become a burden to the family. He decides to come out of his isolation and regain the love of his family.
John D. Wightman creates a universe of mirrors in his continuing poetic sequence Coincides Yon Latrine, though not mirrors as reflections so much as translations, with one part of a middle-justified poem responding to one or more other center-justified parts, prey to the same invisible gravity. There is no set procedureโthis is an artist's logbook and follows the caprices of the daysโbut one half usually involves modified translations of writing by Wightmanโs poetic and philosophical
What is concrete poetry? Concrete poems are objects composed of words, letters, colors, and typefaces, in which graphic space plays a central role in both design and meaning. Concrete poets experimented boldly with language, incorporating visual, verbal, kinetic, and sonic elements. Verse that emphasizes nonlinguistic elements in its meaning, such as a typeface that creates a visual image of the topic.