“A Story” by Li-Young Lee is about the complex relationship between father and son. A simple question for a bedtime story asked by the son provokes an overreaction from the father. The poem then explores the father's anxious and worrisome mind .Thinking of what the future holds for his relationship with his son the father gets lost in his own world while his child merely awaits for his bedtime story. Li-Young Lee uses literary devices such as point of view and structure to convey father's desire to be seen as a god by their children.
The structure of “A story” is very dire in order to get a full understanding of the poem.When taking a closer look at the poem one can see that the length of the stanzas gradually increase. Li-Young Lee does this
The structure of “A story” is very dire in order to get a full understanding of the poem.When taking a closer look at the poem one can see that the length of the stanzas gradually increase. Li-Young Lee does this