Read the excerpt from an unsigned review in the st. louis globe, may 13, 1899. there are some pretty bits of description of louisiana creole life, and there are two or three minor characters in the book that are drawn with a deft hand. after reading the whole story, it can not be said that either of the principal characters claims admiration or sympathy. it is a morbid book. what is this reader’s response to chopin’s writing? the reader is critical of chopin’s main characters. the reader favors chopin’s southern style. the reader admires chopin’s careful characterizations. the reader is critical of the regional details.

Dylan is of course enormously influential. springsteen, who referred to him as “the father of my country” in his new born to run memoir, is one of many who were once known as “new dylans.” every singer-songwriter with a personal story to tell owes him a debt, and hearing the above lines read or sung aloud, with their knack for internal rhyme, call up inevitable parallels to the dense playful language of rap. –“dylan's nobel prize settles debate: rock lyrics are poetry,” dan deluca which piece of evidence supports the claim that dylan’s rock lyrics are like poetry? he is enormously influential. his lyrics feature internal rhyme. singer-songwriters owe him a debt. someone called him “the father of my country.”