Can someone explain the poem called the courtin' by james russel lowell? i am supposed to describe how the society in which the young people lived, using inference drawn from reading the poem. i have a hard time understanding this poem.

The Courtin' is a 95 lines long poem. Since it has been written in 1874, it was the end of the Victorian era which the poem illustrates the complexities of the time. The poem shows the mentality war of traditional and modern values of the time in the lights of the love of two main character in the poem. They break the traditional rules and fear the approval of their parents. Lowell describes the courtship amidst this confusion.  

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution

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