How is imagery portrayed in one peom by armitage and one other poem

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  1. Compare how imagery is used in one poem by Simon Armitage and one poem from pre-1914 poetry bank.
  2. Compare how one pre-1914 and one post 1914 poet present different viewpoints.

The poem ‘Kid’ by Simon Armitage is written in quite a humorous fashion. The rhyme used in the poem is a double rhyme, which most of the rhymes ending with ‘er’, which suggests to a reader that the poem is supposed to be a light load and entertaining piece of writing hence it shouldn’t be something that has a depressing effect on someone reading it. This creates a grip for a reader as the reader and I gathered that it starts to make the audience wonder; what might the writer include next and how will the writer maintain this.

The structure, which is a continuous stanza with no breaks, portrays that it’s a monologue and instantly, connecting the diction and the structure, a reader can picture a person probably just running their mouth about something negative about someone else.

The use of connotative diction like ‘Sherwood-Forest green’ implies to the subject of superhero costume and particularly symbolise the get up of Robin, however this could also contribute to the image of all the superheroes in general. The quote ‘Big Shot’ can be taken as an insult towards Batman and ‘Now, I’ve doffed off’ could refer to the idea of Robin being separated from Batman or in other words, Robin finally becoming free from batman.

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Similarly, the poem ‘On my first Sonne’ has one continuous stanza which also conveys the idea of a monologue however, the diction used in this poem refers to the image of grievance rather than jealousy or humour but it also mirrors the idea of separation from someone close. “Farewell, thou child of my right hand” perhaps implies to the death of a child by the use of this sorrowful phrase; ‘Farewell’. Even though it appears to be a poem addressing the dead child, in my opinion, it shows more of the poet reflecting and exercising his own memories and ...

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