DDCPoetry

Original Poem Reprinted Online Here: "Double Floor" by Kay Ryan More Information about the Poet: Kay Ryan The quote kind of summarizes the entire poem, "...one sometimes does have a sense that / There is a double floor someplace..."  yes, the speaker does sense the "doublefloor" but the speaker uses different images to define the idea.      The dual pupiled      frog eye can       scan for food       and trouble      above and below      the water at once. The key for this stanza is what the frog is looking out for as the idea, the term "doublefloor" has been hinted at.  Yes, the frog can look above and below but for the purpose of looking for food and trouble.  "food" and "trouble" are ambiguous terms, but specific needs. But, the poem is focused on the definition, "Many forms of / doubleness serve / local purposes"  they key to this stanza is "local."  here the...