In "nothings changed" the poet Tatamkhulu Afrika, focuses on the difference between the black race and the white race, where as in "two scavengers" Laurence Ferlinghetti focuses on the difference between rich people

Flaring like a flag means that it stands out and doesn't fit in, this describes the restraunt. Also to describe the restraunt the poet writes in line 19:

"it squats"

This suggests that it isn't meant to be there like squatters are not meant to be where they are and it is not flattering. Also alliteration is used in line 23:

"guard at the gatepost"

This is used as the guard is there to stop blacks entering as it is a whites only restraunt. All these quotes suggest that the restraunt is not to be used by black only whites.

In verse 4 there is a brake to draw attention. The poet says in line 25:

"no sign says it is:"

This has been repeated from line 10 but board has been changed from board to sign. The poet describes the restraunt in lines 30, 31 and 32 as:

"crushed ice white glass,

Linen falls,

The single rose"

"crushed ice white glass" means crystal glasses, "linen falls" means table cloths and "the single rose" means that there is a single rose on each table, these descriptions what the whites expect and that the blacks are left outside.

In verse five the poet focuses on the differences between the restraunt and working mans café. In line 40 the poet has written:

"its in the bone"

This means it comes natural to the blacks and that is how they have been brought up. The poet has also used Juxtaposioning of the restraunt and café. It highlights the difference of the two places. This relates directly to the way the blacks and the whites are treated.

In verse seven, the final verse, the poet says in line 42:

"boy again"

This points out the fact that everything was the same as it was when he was a boy and he doesn't feel any different because nothing has changed. Also in line 45 it says:

"hands burn

For a stone, a bomb

To shiver down the glass."

This tells me that the poet is very angry because of everything he sees and he just wants to destroy it all. In the last line of the poem the title is repeated and it is a very definite ending.

In the poem there is no rhyme. There are six stanzas each containing eight lines each, also there is a brake in line 25 to 26. I think this is because the poet would like to draw attention to it as the line is very similar to line 10, It is also trying to draw attention to the fact that nothings changed and the blacks are still not welcome. The poet has a regular structure, and although the poet is angry it is controlled anger, this means it is not going to disappear or blow over and he is so angry he is able to control his anger. This shows power.

Comparing!

In section one of the "two scavengers" by Laurence Ferlinghetti, the poet looks at different ends of society as the two garbage men who are wearing cheap colours look down longingly and with jealousy at the elegant couple in the Mercedes. The poet writes in line 6:

"one on each side hanging on"

I think not only are the garbage men hanging onto the truck but are hanging onto society as they are outsiders. Also the poet uses repetition of the word "elegant" in lines 8 and 9, he does this to draw attention to how elegant the people in the Mercedes are.

This section is similar to "nothings changed" as both poems are in present tense and both begin by setting the scene. However "nothings changed" is autobiographic whereas in "two scavengers" the poet observes the scene. Also, in "nothings changed" the poet uses onomatopoeia to get the readers to hear the sounds and in "two scavengers "the poet uses colours more to help the readers to visualise the scene. Also, when the poet mentions that the two garbage men are hanging on this may mean that they are hanging onto society and that the garbage men are outsiders like the blacks in "nothings changed" they are outsiders if society too.

In section two of "two scavengers" the poet describes the elegant couple. The poet uses lots of "c" and "s" sounds , these make it sound harsh, this may mean that the poet possibly may not like the elegant couple.

In "nothings changed" the poet makes his feelings clear but in "two scavengers" the poets feelings are not that clear. Also the poet of "two scavengers" used alliteration with the "c" and "s" sounds and in "nothings changed the poet uses alliteration in line 43 and 44 by writing:

"small mean 0

Of small mean mouth"

This is not used for the same reason though!

In section three of "two scavengers" the poet describes the garbage men. The poet writes:

"and the two scavengers up since 4 am:"

This means they are working while other people aren't about, this may suggest that they are not meant to be there. Also the poet uses a simile in line 21.

This is similar to "nothings changed" as the poet of "two scavengers" describes the restraunt by saying:

"it squats"

This may suggest that it isn't meant to be there like like Laurence Felinghetti describes the garbage men like there aren't meant to be there as he says that they have been up since 4 am and at 4am nobody would be around so they would not be seen.

In section Four of the "two scavengers" the poet uses alliteration in line 28 by writing:

"...the cool couple"

Also the poet in line 2 writes:

"as from a great distance"

This could mean the scavengers are standing on the high truck or the gap in society separating the rich from the poor.

This isn't like "nothings changed" as the poet of "nothings changed" does use alliteration but in a different way but the poet in "nothings changed" does show a gap between black and whites like Laurence Ferlinghetti shows a gap between rich and poor. This gap could be a barrier.

In the last section of "Two scavengers" the poet ends with a metaphor:

"across that small gulf

In the high seas

Of this democracy"

The gulf would represent the gap between rich and poor and the high seas would possibly mean that it would be hard work to cross this gap like it would be to cross high seas.

This doesn't compare to "nothings changed" as the ending of nothings changed is:

"nothings changed"

This is a definite ending and there is only one way to interpret it where as the ending of the "two scavengers" is a hopeful ending.