Analysing And Contrasting Two Poems
Analysing And Contrasting Two Poems (Coursework) This essay will compare two poems, which both have some similar aspects however there are also many differences. The two poems, which will be compared, are "The Whistle" by Yusef Komunyakaa and "Game After Supper" by Margaret Atwood. Yusef Komunyakaa was born on the 29th April 1947 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He has won a number of awards for his poetry including the highly prestigious Pulitzer Prize. In 1999, he was elected a chancellor of The Academy of American Poets. He now lives in New York City. Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer who was born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1939. She has written several novels, which have been considered for the highly prestigious Booker prize. She has recently won the Booker prize for her novel 'Alias Grace' and is the author of more than fifteen books of poetry. Atwood's work has been translated into many languages and published in more than 25 countries. In 1986 Ms Magazine named her Woman of the Year. Margaret Atwood now lives in Toronto. Both of these poems have some similar aspects for example, they are both written in free verse and are both examples of modern poetry. There are no rhyming schemes throughout both poems what so ever. To my understanding, I believe that the poets have written their poems in a nostalgic way and those are reconstructions of their childhood experiences;
Seamus Heaney : Comparisons
Explore Seamus Heaney's treatment of bog bodies and how he relates their history to his own time. Seamus Heaney was a great poet who was influenced by his surroundings and the mystic secrets of the landscape. He was taken in by the idea of the beautiful peatlands that could preserve almost any object or person it swallowed. Over the years the peatlands has been used for a variety of things. In this essay I will explore the links between Seamus Heaney and how he relates through his two poems 'Bog Queen' and 'Punishment' the historical links from the bog bodies era to today. As I previously mentioned the peatlands was used for a variety of things, these things consisted of the construction of building materials, filters, fuel, and peat moss. Not only did the peatlands provide hard materials but also it was a habitat for many mammals, birds and it even provided a reasonable home for plants to grow such as wild berries. During the iron ages these natural organisms provided a way of life to the people who lived off the peatlands. Not only does Seamus Heaney link the historical features in his poems but we can also see these features for ourselves when things such as, when the stone age people brought over animals for grazing because the land was rich in minerals and nutrients, this is still done in Irelands society today. Many people believed that the peatlands was much like
How does Wilfred Owen in Disabled treat the subject of exclusion? Including comparisons with how W.H Auden in Refugee Blues treats the same theme
Jordan Carp How does Wilfred Owen in Disabled treat the subject of exclusion? Including comparisons with how W.H Auden in Refugee Blues treats the same theme ________________ Both poets explore a form of exclusion and are similar in the respect that the exclusion was brought about by war. They have face exclusion due to similar circumstances and this is outlined in both ‘Disabled’ and ‘Refugee Blues’ respectively. Wilfred Owen explored the theme of exclusion by taking a fine young man who was fit, healthy, attractive and full of exuberance for life, and turned him into a disabled soldier who lost various limbs in the First World War. The exclusion he faces is from normal, able-bodied society. He can no longer perform the acts that made him seem so appealing in the past and he is excluded from everything that previously defined him and made his life worthwhile. W.H. Auden also based his theme around exclusion. However he focussed more on the aspects from The Second World War in his poem, when a number of races were excluded from their basic human rights on a national and worldwide scale. In both cases the people who had been excluded have felt that they have lost their humanity, due to the way they are treated like items, who can just not be involved or turned away without a second glance. The sympathy that is drawn from the poem appeals to the reader’s feelings
Comparing and contrasting of poems 'Woman Work' and Overheard in County Sligo'
Comparing and contrasting of poems 'Woman Work' and Overheard in County Sligo' We have been studying two poems in class. One of the poems being 'Woman Work' which is by Maya Angelou. Maya was born in the year April 1928. She is not only a poet she is an author, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage and screen producer, director, performer and a singer. So she is very talented at various things. Maya is a very inspiring and real writer, when I say real I mean that her poem, particularly this one is true. Women are made to do a lot of work, even in this day. Perhaps the poem woman work was based on how she had to work a lot when she was younger before she had become a poet. The second poem we are studying is called 'Overheard in County Sligo'. This poem is written by a woman call Gillian Clarke who is again not just a poet but she is also a writer, editor, lecturer and broadcaster. A lot of Gillian's poems are about childhood, womanhood, Wales and how fragile life is. Her poetry reveals that she is really empowered to make women's contribution to society noticed as much as men's. She doesn't want to see men ruling the world when the women are trapped at home. She wants women to live free and follow their ambitions and dreams. She really cares for the women on the earth, as does Maya Angelou. Neither of them wants to see women being ruled over. They both feel very
Compare and contrast The Flea(TM) by John Donne and To His Coy Mistress(TM) by Andrew Marvell.
Compare and contrast 'The Flea' by John Donne and 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell. Metaphysical poetry was type of poetry that was very popular during 17th century. Metaphysical actually comes from the Greek words Meta and physical. Meta meaning beyond or after and physical meaning physical. The poets wrote in contrast to the highly stylized Elizabethan Lyric poetry written by poets such as Shakespeare, Spencer and Wyatt. This poetry was quite traditional in terms of subject e.g. love poetry which was joyful, fluent and full of sweetness and melody. In contrast metaphysical poetry was quite rough in terms of sound and rhythm. Metaphysical poetry comprises several literacy devices such as conceits, and an usually simile or metaphor. A conceit is an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs and entire poem or poetic passage. It is a far fetched idea which is made believable by the logical and powerful way it is argued. I will be comparing 'The Flea' by John Donne and 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell. Both poems were written in the 17th century, both poems have similar structures as they both have three stanzas therefore I'm going to use the layout to organise my essay. I will compare each stanza with the same stanza from the other poem. The first poem of the two is called 'The Flea' written by John Donne. Donne was born in 1572 and died on March the
How do 'Telephone Conversation', 'Not My Best Side' and 'You Will be Hearing From Us Shortly' each portray prejudice, racism and stereotypes?
How do 'Telephone Conversation', 'Not My Best Side' and 'You Will be Hearing From Us Shortly' each portray prejudice, racism and stereotypes? 'Telephone Conversation' by Wole Soyinka, 'Not My Best Side' by U A Fanthorpe and 'You Will be Hearing From Us Shortly' by U A Fanthorpe all have prejudiced elements in them, each in different ways giving each poem different effects upon the reader. They each use different styles, forms, structures, tones and language features to illustrate these points. 'Telephone Conversation' is a poem about a 1960s black man applying for a room from a white English landlady. The landlady is racist; she is portrayed as a stereotypical 1960s woman who believed that the white race was far superior to the black. We learn of her views by her feelings on he black man's application, when the man mentions 'I am African', her immediate response is 'How Dark?' showing to the man and the reader that she is prejudiced against dark Africans. Her racism is repeated throughout the poem, due mainly to direct speech, quotations from the actual telephone conversation between the man and the landlady, e.g. 'Are you dark? Or very light?' Her racist remarks stand out from the poem as they are in direct speech. The fact that most of her comments are questions makes the conversation seem more like an inquisition, as if the black man has done something wrong.
Post 19th century poetry relating to nature
English Coursework: Post 19th century poetry relating to nature During this piece of coursework there are six poems which I am going to analyse. All of these poems are written during the 20th century and all of them have some relation to nature, however as we will see nature is a very broad topic and can be interpreted very differently depending on the poet. Some poets view nature in a very romantic and lovely way, others think of nature as disturbing and sickly. People such as Ted Hughes manage to put a sinister spin on even the most innocent of situations. Whereas poets such as Seamus Heany portray nature in a more realistic, reminiscent light. Poetry is an art form and allows individuals to express their opinions and feelings to a large audience. That used to be the case anyway, today Poetry is still an art form, but one only kept alive by the study of it, however poetry and poems are still interesting to study and provide an insight not only into the period in which they were written but also into the poet's life and feelings. I am going to closely examine three poets and, for each analyse two of their poems closely. The three are, Seamus Heaney who was born in 1939 and is still alive today. He was raised in Northern Ireland and his work is set against the background of the 'Troubles'. He is the national poet of Ireland. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1995. Ted
Nothings changed by Tatamkhulu Afrika and I am not that woman by Kishwar Naheed are both protest poems. Explain what the protests are and how each poet makes their argument. Discuss with reference to language, structu
Essay Question: 'Nothing's changed' by Tatamkhulu Afrika and 'I am not that woman' by Kishwar Naheed are both protest poems. Explain what the protests are and how each poet makes their argument. Discuss with reference to language, structure and poetic devices. 'Nothing's changed,' is a poem written by Tatumkhulu Afrika around 1990. The poem was written after 1994; this occurred when Apartheid was abolished. 'Apartheid' emphasises separation between the whites and the masses (blacks.)The system in South Africa was to give prestigious jobs, land, homes and all the prosperous wealth to the white minority. The poem is based on when Afrika revisits District 6, a residential area of Cape Town. This was an extensive mixed raced community including Muslims, Jewish, white, Arab, masses (blacks) etc. Throughout the 1960's and 1970's the government declared the residential area of Cape Town as a 'whites only' area and non white residents were evicted from the area. Approximately 600,000 residents were forced to move out and the area was bulldozed, most of it remained as a wasteland. Afrika refused to accept the white card and instead he wanted to be classified as 'coloured.' In the poem Afrika speaks against the injustice of the government system in South Africa. He depicts a society where the rich and poor are divided. His arguments are about his concerns of the indictment of racism,
Compare how Death or the threat of Death is represented in the poems you have studied
Compare how Death or the threat of Death is represented in the poems you have studied. Death is presented in many of the poems I have studied. Some of them are presented in similar ways whereas others are presented in a more diverse way. For example, 'The Hitcher' by Simon Armitage and 'Education for Leisure' by Carol Ann Duffy are similar in the fact they are both about psychotic characters who are killing for pleasure and not really for any real reason but selfish ones. On the other hand there are poems like 'Havisham' by Carol Ann Duffy and 'The Laboratory' that express strong emotions through death, for example love in the laboratory leads her to kill and in Havisham she talks about death and hate because of the love she has lost. In complete comparison to these poems we have 'On my first Sonne', a pre 1914 poem by Ben Jonson, which expresses death in a completely different manner. He is talking about losing love, but not in a hateful way but in a remorseful way. In this poem he is not giving out death but the one on the receiving end of death. Both 'Education for Leisure' and 'Hitcher' are dramatic monologues by people who kill. In 'Education for Leisure' the speaker kills animals but then goes outside to kill a human. In 'Hitcher' the speaker picks up a hitcher and kills him. They are both psychotic characters, killing for no valid reason. The two speakers have
Compare and contrast Tennyson's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' with Owen's 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' in order to explore the poets' attitudes to war
Compare and contrast Tennyson's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' with Owen's 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' in order to explore the poets' attitudes to war Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' is written in relation to the catastrophic 'Battle of Balaclava' in the 'Crimean War' in 1854. It focuses mainly on the charge the 600 hundred brave and outnumbered English Cavalry made on the Russians. While 'Dulce Et Decorum Est', a whole diverse poem written by Wilfred Owen is more of an emotional poem compared to 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. It focuses mainly on one situation during 'World War 1', a group of men are suffocating from the poisonous chlorine gas and traumatized by the death of their fellow soldier. Although both poets are writing about war, the two are different in every aspect and of dissimilar intention to us. 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' tell us what happened when someone misread a command. Thus, the whole brigade fought in vain; however, they acknowledged this misinterpretation yet still pursued to demonstrate patriotism. So it is a pro war and consists of noble warriors supported by glamour whilst 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' is an anti-war that convey the realism of a war. It is presented very hideously. The title itself is a mere contrast to the content of the whole poem. The poems give an insight of the great terror of war, which people do