First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky First Love by John Clare Comment on these poems and their effect on you. Discuss the poets attitudes to love and rejection.

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 Pre nineteen fifteen-poetry comparisonFirst Ice by Andrei VoznesenskyFirst Love by John ClareComment on these poems and their effect on you. Discuss the poets’ attitudes to love and rejection. Discuss structure, language techniques and mood. Compare and contrast the poems. End by commenting on your favourite poem. First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky  In this piece of coursework I intend to comment on the poem “First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky” and discuss the structure , language, techniques and mood of the poem.  The poem “First Ice by Andrei Voznesensky” is describing the moment after a partner has rejected a girl. It doesn’t tell us anything about how the rejection came about but the poem describes the girl and her feeling of coldness and loneliness. In the first verse on the first line it says, “A girl freezes in a telephone booth. In her draughty overcoat hides.” This emphasises that she is in shock and this could also mean that she is cold. In the third line it says, “ a face all smeared in
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tears and lipstick.” This shows that she’s warming her hands up and that she’s emphasising how cold it is. Also, she’s dressing up and making a good impression. In the second verse it says “She’ll have to go home alone, alone, Along the icy street.” This means that she’s expecting somebody who hasn’t turned up and she’s making it sound like it’s winter.  It says “First Ice. It is the first time. The First Ice of the telephone phrases.” This means that it’s first time that she is very disappointed and it seemed to happen in a telephone booth and ...

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