Reading Reflection
Leitan Pruitt
ENG 125 Introductions to Literature
October 1, 2012
Instructor Kristina Munz

Reading Reflection
In any stories, poems, plays, and any other written piece of art contain a mixture of literary themes accompanied with literary works. In fiction, the theme is not intended to teach or preach. In fact, it is not presented directly at all. The reader extracts it from the characters, action, and setting that make up the story. In other words, the person reading the paper must figure out the theme himself/herself. The theme of a fable is its moral; the one of a parable is its teaching, and the theme of a piece of fiction is its view about life and how people behave. Within any piece of literature, plot, point of view, and tone are found incorporated into the literary art. They are used in developing the short story and presents annotations accompanying a short story to illustrate how each element contributes to a story's effectiveness. Chapter 1 page 1 states, “Reading a story, a poem, or a play introduces you to an imaginary world. You are pulled away from a living, breathing world into one that was created in the mind of the author. Its situations and experiences may resemble ones you are familiar with; many of them may even be based in part on real situations, but they are imaginary–shaped by the imagination of the person who created the story, poem, or play you are reading.” I have chosen to write my paper on John Betjeman’s poem “A Subaltern’s Love Song.” This poem is a humorous look at a romantic relationship from the poet’s point of view and/or the author, who is the speaker. It is a satire and an imaginative work, which I will elaborate on further in the paper. I will cover the analytical approach on this poem, evaluate the meaning of it and discuss how it captured my interest. The poem is actually a satire because he wrote