One of the shortest forms of literature are short stories and poems. But they can still have the same effect or achievement of any other forms of literature. Poetry is a form of writing in verse, which usually has a musical quality obtained through the specific use of literary elements such as meter and rhyme, and literary devices such as alliteration, onomatopoeia, and other vivid forms of imagery. A short story has characters of depth, and a plot that centers, generally, around a conflict of some sort. The two are different in that poems don't have to tell a story and can be about a single brief idea, whereas a short story generally is the exact opposite; but both can convey deep meaning to the audience, often eliciting an emotional response, …show more content…
The short story starts in an upscale seaside hotel room in Florida. While the poem starts in describing something she does in one in every decade but she manages it. The poem suggests that it is about multiple suicide attempts. Then, the story goes on to talk about a symbol Bananafish, the imaginary creatures that gorge themselves on bananas and then die of banana fever, represent Seymour and his struggles to reengage with society after returning from the war. The details in the poem can certainly be understood in this framework. When the speaker says she "has done it again," she means she has attempted suicide for the third time, after one accidental attempt and one deliberate attempt in the past. Each attempt occurred in a different decade, and she is now 30 years …show more content…
He has been psychologically damaged by the war and, having been released early from the Army hospital, is clearly not getting the care he needs. Muriel and her family exist in a world he does not understand, and his behavior in that world is inappropriate, disturbing, and dangerous. His devotion to Sybil and other children reveals his heartbreaking yearning for innocence and clarity, feelings that have no outlet in the adult world. Just as the bananafish become too fat to leave their holes, Seymour is “fat” from the overflow of painful emotions he cannot express. At the end of the story, he, like the bananafish, dies. Now that she has been pulled back to life from this most recent attempt, her "sour breath / Will vanish in a day," and her flesh will return to her bones. However, this recovery is presented as a failure, whereas the suicide attempts are presented as accomplishments - "Dying is an art" that she performs "exceptionally well." She seems to believe she will reach a perfection through escaping her