A Comparison of Sympathy by P.L. Dunbar and an Article on RSPCS Web Page

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A Comparison of Sympathy by P.L. Dunbar and an Article on RSPCS Web Page

The purpose of this is to analyze the methods used by the writers of

both texts, in order to compare one from the other.

To begin, I want to name the different types of texts that I am

comparing.

‘’Sympathy’’ P.L. Dunbar is a poetic text while the article of the

RSPCA web page is simply just an informative article.

Although both texts have similar ideas about their content, ‘’Cruelty

to animals”, their purpose and audience aim differ from one to the

other.

Whilst ‘’Sympathy’’ is aimed at people who enjoy reading poetry, it

also uses some language that its not commonly used now days such as

“alas,” which only tell us that it most be something old, classical,

used long time ago.

However, the RSPCA article, I would say is aimed, first of all to

people that have Internet access, and secondly, to people who may be

concerned about animal rights. Then we can clearly see that the RSPCA

has as a purpose to persuade people to support their ide...

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