But they want to know more. As if this little event is some juicy new gossip to be spread around town, the reader wants to know what happens after each line they read. .
A lot of motion is mentioned in this poem. Action words like "walked (1)," "pulling (13)," "touched (16)," "led (16)," "entered (22)," and "turned (25)" are used to show what and how things happen. All of these action words help the reader to see what is going on in the poem. They draw the reader into the action, making them involved. It is almost as if the reader is reliving their own nostalgic moment. Most of this poem is one brief event drawn out into a lovely and memorable one. This piece of writing could be considered both a short story and a poem. .
When Soto, in the eyes of the boy, describes the lovely little girl, she is described very briefly. The girl has on gloves and her face is "bright/With rouge (14-15)." The rouge on the girl's face can be makeup, and if so it can be inferred that she does not know how to put it on. This once again reflects the theme of youth and inexperience of the poem. This is a logical conclusion because her face is "bright/With rouge" and not with light or any other descriptive words. Therefore, without these details, the reader does not know how the girl looks or what the boy sees in this girl.
If the poem is read just like it is written, line-by-line, then the poem makes very little sense. If one were to interpret this poem like most other poems it would cause a lot of confusion. "Oranges" reads more like a story, further simplifying the tale of the young boy and girl. If one reads the poem as a story, paying attention to the punctuation, it makes perfect sense and flows. The whole poem is eight lengthy sentences put together. This unique writing technique is clever in that it can very easily confuse a reader but it forces one to think. Therefore, sentence structure within this poem is very important and a key factor in understanding the poem.
