Reading Diary B: public domain Krishna

Although I really enjoyed the second half of Coomaraswamy. Songs of the Love of Radha and Krishna, it was a little harder to understand or translate. It was harder because there were more characters. In the first half it was mainly just Krishna and Radha but in the second half there are at least four characters. Having so many characters kind of confused me. I would get who is saying what mixed up.

Similar to the first half of the story, the second half had a lot of imagery as well. The detail and imagery set the romantic tone of the story.

While reading the chapter of the second half the story, Dalliance in Spring , I noticed that there were some rhyming. The rhyming helped to make the story more upbeat and interesting. I feel like the rhyming helped to make the story more fun and lighthearted. It also helped to make the song more well- structured.

Another chapter I enjoyed from this story was the Reunion after Wilfulness. From this chapter can tell that Radha is still deeply in love Krishna. The way she speaks, her choice of words, and the imagery she uses to describe her love for Krishna help to emphasize her love for him. One other chapter that I enjoyed reading was Reproaches, Lacak and Longing. In this chapter Radha defends Krishna. She defends why Krishna is her true love. She uses a lot imagery and detail to show how she feels for Krishna. From this chapter you can tell how much Radha admires, respects, and loves Krishna.

(Krishna and RAdha)