Philip Le Barr
Philip Le Barr - meaning Summary
Absurd Misadventures of Fate
This short comic poem traces a series of increasingly absurd accidents befalling Philip Le Barr as he journeys through Mandalay, Spain and Zanzibar. The repeated knockings create a cumulative, slapstick rhythm that undercuts any sense of safety; attempts to avoid danger culminate in an absurd, anthropomorphic finale. The poem uses surreal humor and escalation to probe luck and inevitability while keeping a light, nursery-rhyme cadence.
Read Complete AnalysesPhilip Le Barr, Was knock down by a car, On the road to Mandalay. He was knocked down again By a dust cart in Spain And again in Zanzibar. So, He travled at night In the pale moon light Away from the traffic growl But terrible luck He was hit by a duck Driven by an owl.
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