Compare the Way Three Poets Discuss Different Cultures
'Lawrence Ferlinghetti' is comparing the differences between cultures within the society, in his poem 'Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful in a Mercedes', However Imtiaz Dharker, describes the hardships that our culture does not have to endure. In the poem 'Island Man' by Grace Nichols, the poet describes the surrounding of the Caribbean island man showing the differences between his culture and the London culture.
'Blessing' starts with a simple statement, 'There is never enough water', and shows what it is like to be without water whereas in our culture water is there when we need it, straight from the tap. The poet imagines water; it is so special that Imtiaz Dharker uses an extended metaphor to compare water to god; this tells us how precious water is in their culture unlike our culture where we take water for granted. When a water pipe bursts, we are shown how the community responds: they collect as much water as possible. The children enjoy the water and play in it. Dharker uses sensual imagery to evoke the scene, and builds the rhythm of the poem into a crescendo at the bursting of the pipe. She makes lines intentionally ambiguous, uncertain, so that the scene can be interpreted in more than one way. Dharker uses sensual imagery to evoke the scene, and builds the rhythm of the poem into a crescendo at the bursting of the pipe. For instance, after opening with a powerful visual image, the poet goes on to make us hear the smallest noise 'echo/ in a tin mug', before upping the sound level with the 'roar of tongues' as people descend on the pipe.
'Lawrence Ferlinghetti' is comparing the differences between cultures within the society, in his poem 'Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful in a Mercedes', However Imtiaz Dharker, describes the hardships that our culture does not have to endure. In the poem 'Island Man' by Grace Nichols, the poet describes the surrounding of the Caribbean island man showing the differences between his culture and the London culture.
'Blessing' starts with a simple statement, 'There is never enough water', and shows what it is like to be without water whereas in our culture water is there when we need it, straight from the tap. The poet imagines water; it is so special that Imtiaz Dharker uses an extended metaphor to compare water to god; this tells us how precious water is in their culture unlike our culture where we take water for granted. When a water pipe bursts, we are shown how the community responds: they collect as much water as possible. The children enjoy the water and play in it. Dharker uses sensual imagery to evoke the scene, and builds the rhythm of the poem into a crescendo at the bursting of the pipe. She makes lines intentionally ambiguous, uncertain, so that the scene can be interpreted in more than one way. Dharker uses sensual imagery to evoke the scene, and builds the rhythm of the poem into a crescendo at the bursting of the pipe. For instance, after opening with a powerful visual image, the poet goes on to make us hear the smallest noise 'echo/ in a tin mug', before upping the sound level with the 'roar of tongues' as people descend on the pipe.