I will be comparing The hunchback in the park and The clown punk and how the poets of the poems present isolated characters.

The poet also uses language to present an isolated character in “The hunchback in the park”. An example of this is when the poet describes the living area as a “zoo”. This presents an isolated character as the reader imagines the character as an animal. Animals are usually kept isolated from one another and are therefore seen as isolated form each other. The poet also, says that the character tries “dodging the park keeper”. This shows an isolated character as it shows that the character is trying to keep away from everyone else and is therefore trying to remain isolated form other people. Similarly, In “The clown punk”, the poet presents an isolated character when he says, “every pixel of the man’s skin is shot through indelible ink”. This presents an isolated character as his appearance differs from the typical humans, In terms of the number of tattoos. As a result of the number of tattoos that he has, he is not seen as human, and is therefore isolated from other people.

The poet uses the structure of the poem to present an isolated character in “The hunchback the park”.  The poem is in past tense, and this could show that the poet I recalling memories from their past. The poet may be recalling memories of isolation, which may lead him into talking about how the homeless man lived isolated from other people. This differs to “The clown punk” as the poet has used rhyming couplets to create a sense of ending in the poem. The sense of ending could be towards the clown punks hopes and dreams. This presents an isolated character as the clown punk is only looking for ways to make money and he is approaching people with who are better off than him. This therefore shows an isolated character is approaching people who have money and they are doing their best to avoid homeless people.

The poet also uses the mood/tone of the poem to present an isolated character in “The hunchback in the park”.  An example of this is when the poet says “Solitary mister”. This describes the hunchback in the park as lonely and isolated. Another example of this is  “made all day until bell time”. This shows vulnerability in the poem. It also shows that He wants someone to protect him from people who mean harm to him. The fact hat he wants protection presents an isolated character as he has nobody to protect him and look after him, and he therefore has to rely on others to look after him. This differs to how the poet of “The clown punk” presents an isolated character. An example of this is “Let it rain”. The rain in this quote could show tears, as the children won’t see the clown punk again. This presents an isolated character as it shows that the clown punk may be crying too as he is isolated and he may want people around him to look after him.  

To conclude, the poets in “The hunchback in the park” and “The clown punk” use content, language, structure and mood/tone in the poems to present isolated characters.