Elton Glaser This Town Is Full Of Tabasco
“This town is full of Tabasco” Elton Glaser starts his poem with. This statement helps us to see Glaser’s view of New Orleans and his view on life in general; A good life is one that is flavorful, spicy, and unpredictable at times, just like New Orleans. Throughout the poem Glaser uses diction, imagery, line breaks, and many more poetic elements to relate to his attitude towards his town, and his life. Glaser constantly uses diction that helps express the purpose of his poem. “This town is full of Tabasco,” Glaser states. He implies that New Orleans, and life there, is full of flavor, full of spice, and full of excitement. As Glaser runs through the daily occurrences in New Orleans, he says “Thursdays blunder around like a blind paraplegic
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The very first line “This town is full of Tabasco,” contains an alliteration, and again, the Tabasco describes not only New Orleans, but also the ideal lifestyle there. Another alliteration can be found from Glaser when he says that “the clouds cooperate,” again representing the perfect weather of ‘paradise’ that pleases everyone and everything. Glaser also mentions that love is measured on a “sliding scale”, an alliteration meaning that love isn’t definite in this lifestyle. When Glaser says “the wild umbrellas, drum grunts and trumpets” when describing the funeral parade, an example of assonance can be found. This, again links back to death being a celebration in New Orleans and in life. This is followed by “swinging through laments as a limousine”, where both another alliteration and an example of a line break can be found. The meaning of line changes when proceeding to the next, but still flows properly. There are still many more rhythmic devices to be found in Glaser's poem. Life in New Orleans is ideal for Glaser. There’s always excitement and celebration and great weather. To Glaser, it’s paradise. Although Wednesday’s are “a bubble of nothing dead center”, most of the week is filled with entertaining and variety in New Orleans. Like in life, there are low points, but still a lot of time to be enjoyed. Just like red beans and rice, there’s a lot of spicy ingredients, but also some unexpected ones thrown in there, just like the excitement and unexpected events that can occur in anyone's
The very first line “This town is full of Tabasco,” contains an alliteration, and again, the Tabasco describes not only New Orleans, but also the ideal lifestyle there. Another alliteration can be found from Glaser when he says that “the clouds cooperate,” again representing the perfect weather of ‘paradise’ that pleases everyone and everything. Glaser also mentions that love is measured on a “sliding scale”, an alliteration meaning that love isn’t definite in this lifestyle. When Glaser says “the wild umbrellas, drum grunts and trumpets” when describing the funeral parade, an example of assonance can be found. This, again links back to death being a celebration in New Orleans and in life. This is followed by “swinging through laments as a limousine”, where both another alliteration and an example of a line break can be found. The meaning of line changes when proceeding to the next, but still flows properly. There are still many more rhythmic devices to be found in Glaser's poem. Life in New Orleans is ideal for Glaser. There’s always excitement and celebration and great weather. To Glaser, it’s paradise. Although Wednesday’s are “a bubble of nothing dead center”, most of the week is filled with entertaining and variety in New Orleans. Like in life, there are low points, but still a lot of time to be enjoyed. Just like red beans and rice, there’s a lot of spicy ingredients, but also some unexpected ones thrown in there, just like the excitement and unexpected events that can occur in anyone's