The poems “Fueled” by Marcie Hans and “Machines” by Daniel Whitehead Hicky can be compared and contrasted using similarities found in the poetic devices present in each poem. The most important similarity between both poems is the theme: Man tends to favor technology over nature. Because both poems essentially have the same theme, they both also have the same general purpose. Both poems criticize man-made creations. Each poem points out how mankind worships and elevates technology over nature. Due to this, the speakers seem to have a bias toward nature as they both show the accomplishments of mankind as something negative as opposed to nature which is shown in a positive light in both poems. To convey the theme of these poems, both poets use comparison and contrast to prove their poem’s …show more content…
point. Both poets show the harsher, more violent nature of technology and compare it to the tranquility and calmness of nature. These poems try to get people to appreciate nature more through the use of several poetic devices. Although each poem may be similar through the theme and the poetic devices they use, the way they’re used are vastly different. Hicky uses imagery far more and more vividly than Hans does.
“Machines” heavily relies on imagery to convey the theme. Auditory imagery is used heavily in the first stanza to depict the many moving parts of a machine. The words used to create this image make the reader envision a machine as something chaotic. In the second stanza, visual imagery creates a scene of nature at dawn for the reader. This contrasts to the hectic nature of the machine since the visual imagery of the second stanza makes nature seem peaceful and tranquil. “Fueled” also uses violent imagery for man-made things, but uses far less. Rather than almost every line using some sort of imagery to create scenes in the reader’s head, she simply says “the rocket tore a tunnel through the sky.” These two lines in this poem create enough of an image in the reader’s mind because of her strong word choice. When talking about nature, she does the same thing. “The seedling urged its way through the thickness of the black” is short, to the point, and just enough to create an image for the reader. Instead of being as vivid as Hicky, she still easily gets her point across using simple images without relying heavily on
them. Structurally, the poems are different as well. “Fueled” is concrete and is shaped like half of a tree and half of a rocket taking off into space. The line length varies greatly, from just one word to about five or six words to a line to create the concrete shape. The poem is two sentences long and the word “fueled” starts both sentences, separating the contrasting of the poem into man-made things versus nature. There’s also no rhyme scheme, unlike “Machines” which has a regular ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme throughout the poem. “Machines” is longer than “Fueled” with two stanzas that have fourteen lines each. All the lines in this poem are about the same length, unlike “Fueled.” Instead of keeping the contrasting parts in the same stanza, “Machines” separates them into their own stanzas. The only thing that’s similar is that the contrasting parts are separated from one another. The poems are completely different structurally aside from the one similarity. The diction of both poets is also different. Hans’ word choice is strong which allows her to make her point using far less words. The rocket is depicted as violent and harsh just by using the word “tore” while the plant is see as gentle just by using the word “urged.” The plant is also directly compared to a rocket since the diction makes the plant just like a rocket with the phrase “as it pierced the heavy ceiling and launched itself into outer space.” The diction of “Fueled” is simpler and clearer than in “Machines” due to the poem being shorter. In “Machines,” the diction makes the first stanza dark, violent, and loud. There’s also cacophony in the first stanza because of the consonant-heavy words that create consonance, making the machines loud and chaotic. The machines are also seen as negative due to words like “cry” and “groaning and belching.” The second stanza is light, peaceful, and quiet. This stanza is more euphonious and has assonance, making the last half of the poem have a lighter feel to it. Nature is seen as positive and gentle due to phrases like “whirr and beat” and “feathered silence.“ The diction in both poems makes plants seem better than machines because of the connotations of the words they chose to get their point across. Figurative language is also used differently in each poem. “Fueled” is more symbolic and abstract than “Machines.” The rocket is a symbol for all man-made things and the plant is a symbol for all nature. “Machines” is more literal, with more descriptions of nature and machinery than in the previous poem. Both poems also use metaphors differently, but they both compare man-made items and nature. In “Fueled,” the phrase “Fueled by a million man-made wings of fire” compares a rocket to a bird. In “Machines,” the phrase “engines of the dawn” compares nature to machinery. By comparing man-made things to nature, each poem tries to get people to appreciate nature more. While these poems may seem different, they have the same goal. Both poems effectively criticize man for cheering on their own creations without appreciating God’s.
...ictures for the reader. The similar use of personification in “Snapping Beans” by Lisa Parker and the use of diction and imagery in “Nighttime Fires” by Regina Barreca support how the use of different poetic devices aid in imagery. The contrasting tones of “Song” by John Donne and “Love Poem” by John Frederick Nims show how even though the poems have opposite tones of each other, that doesn’t mean the amount of imagery changes.
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