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Comparison of the Poems, Two Scavengers and Nothing's Changed
“Nothings Changed” was written by Tatamkhulu Afrika, a mixed race
child with fair skin, who was later adopted by a white South African
family who brought him up as though he was white, and he only found
out about his origins as a teenager. Tatamkhulu lived in a
multi-cultural area called District Six, which was destroyed by the
white authorities. He feels strongly about this kind of racism towards
the black people despite the fact that he has fair skin. In the actual
poem, the poet is telling the story from his own experiences in first
person.
“Two Scavengers” was written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The poem
highlights the differences between rich and poor and the working
classes, as well as democracy and equality. The poem itself is written
in third person and based around a couple of Bin Men and a couple of
‘beautiful’, rich people. Then, at the end of the poem seems to ask
whether America really is a democracy.
“Nothings Changed” is set in District Six, based in South Africa. The
poet describes District Six as harsh-land, but also goes on to explain
that he still feels that it’s his home and it’s still amiable and
natural. I know this because he says, “amiable weeds” on line 8. This
is a contrasting sentence because weeds are usually a symbol of bad
things, so to use the word amiable to describe them is distinguishing.
Socially, there is a separation of race. In the poets own opinion, the
white people think that they are more important and superior to the
black people. I know this because in stanza five, Tatamkhulu echoes
the voice of the white person and says, “Take it with you, eat it at a
plastic table’s top, Wipe your fingers on your...
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...l as phrases such as
“as if” (lines 29 and 33).
In conclusion, “Nothings Changed” and “Two Scavengers” both examine
the differences between American democracy and the South African
democracy. The poetic devices used are similar in both pieces but both
have very different effects on the reader. I found that he way
Tatamkhula Afrika structured his poem with short harsh lines was
effective because it made things stand out and got the point across
quicker. It also gave us a better idea of how the poet is feeling. I
also liked the way he wrote the poem in the present tense like he was
reliving the experience. In “Two Scavengers”, I like the way
Ferlinghetti laid out his poem and still made it coordinate with
meaning of the poem. And also, the way he started a new line when
there was a pause in the speech I found very effective and unlike many
other poems.
As Edgar Allan Poe once stated, “I would define, in brief the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of beauty.” The two poems, “Birthday,” and “The Secret Life of Books” use different diction, theme, and perspective to give them a unique identity. Each author uses different literary devices to portray a different meaning.
The long and short sentences in the poem builds up tension by making the reader not know were they are in the poem. Long sentences seem to be more comfortable and laid back whereas short, snappy sentences leave the reader hanging. But when both are put together it leaves the reader stranded in the poem and lost in words.
Imagine you were the rose trying to grow in concrete; would you have made it out or die trying or maybe you just gave up. So think about it, what would you have really done? The poem “The Rose that Grew from Concrete” is about a rose that grew in concrete a metaphor that shows that you have to get past your problems to succeed. And the poem “Mother to Son” is about a mother explaining how hard life is a metaphor. Both poems share the theme of You have to rise above the obstacles, but the way the authors developed the theme was similar and different.
This poetic device aided the reader to visualize not only how silent and dead the leaves were, but also to perceive the atmosphere of the poem. In the poem “Time Does Not Bring
All the poems you have read are preoccupied with violence and/or death. Compare the ways in which the poets explore this preoccupation. What motivations or emotions do the poets suggest lie behind the preoccupation?
Comparing War Poems Died of Wounds and Suicide in the Trenches are two poems, which I will be comparing the similarities and differences, which were written by the same author. Both these poems were written by a person called Siegfried Sasson, who wrote most of his poems during the World War One, which outlined how bad the war was to those at home after suffering from being Shell Shocked. I will be comparing the language it uses, ideas it contains and the way it is structured between both poems, which Siegfried Sasson uses to demonstrate that war is evil, and should be stopped. The theme in Died of Wounds is that soldiers become shell-shocked and go insane. They also suffer from mental and emotional scars, long after the battle, and the pain and death are unknown and unimportant to those who support the war.
Coleridge wrote two similar poems, “Effusion XXXV” and the revised version, “The Eolian Harp”. His first, written in 1795, was composed thirty-nine years before his revision, which was placed in his Poetical Works. Both poems were written in Somersetshire and continue to speak in the same conversational tone to Sara, his fiancé. While both poems can be considered similar to each other, they each have a different story when read throughout.
Both poems manage to conjure up powerful pictures and emotions in the reader's mind. Many descriptions can be quite vivid and sinister, then suddenly the poet will lead the reader on an entirely different path changing their perception of the poem altogether. Leaving them wondering, ?How will the poems develop??, thus rendering both poems rather impulsive and unpredictable.
the reader tends to read that part of the poem fast, and with a jerk
The poems “Lady Lazarus” and “Bitch” were published almost 2 decades apart, both still present a personal challenge from an outside force. But, they differ in the way they handle the battle with their emotions from the effects of the force. In “Lady Lazarus” the speaker had a depressed approach to her emotions while maintaining a feeling of reward and pleasure. In contrast, in “Bitch” the reader had a humorous and often times confused/angry approach to the outside force of her ex-lover. But, Plath’s approach differs from Kizer’s by the way she chooses unordinary words and comparisons to express her innermost feelings. Since many readers may not have experienced something similar to Plath, they are less familiar to emotions and the thoughts
William Wordsworth was born on April 7, 1770 in Cockermouth, Cumberland. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born on October 21, 1772 in Devonshire, England. In 1798, Wordsworth and Coleridge anonymously published a collaborated collection of poems called Lyrical Ballads together they emerged as two prestigious figures of British Romanticism. Among the most notable poems published in the Lyrical Ballads are Wordsworth’s Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey and Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. These two great poems were simultaneously published in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads and both embody a common theme: the lesson to appreciate nature, passed down through an elders’ tale of experience, to the naïve young. Although these two works embody a common theme, they signify two opposing views of nature within the theme itself.
Timothy Winters is a poem about a real, nine-year old boy suffering from poverty in the 1950’s. An English poet named Charles Causley wrote this poem in frustration that the Welfare State was not providing enough support to the underprivileged. To show why he is frustrated, he has written a poem that explores the theme of what it is like to be underprivileged through Timothy Winters perception. This essay explains three examples that are used to communicate the theme and attitude in the poem through the use of the literary techniques; imagery and simile. A simile is used to explain the lack of support from the Welfare State. Imagery is used to describe Timothy’s appearance and the effects of poverty on the condition of where he lives. The theme of Timothy Winters is the life of the underprivileged and Charles Causley’s attitude is frustration.
the poem. This is used to great effect as the poet shows the reader a
this in the poem are "Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun" and "Let
used the same approach to both of the poems. Maybe he wants to make a