Compare and Contrast

Although Hughes and Cullen have distinctive differences, their general lives were very similar. The backgrounds on both poets vary in detail, but portray the same hard lifestyle. It is clear that these small details did affect the writing techniques of both Hughes and Cullen, but not to a great extent. Hughes writes in rhythm like a jazz song, while Cullens sticks to the well known rhyming scheme. However, these stylistic differences did not prevent Hughes and Cullen from writing about similar themes.

Apart from death, both poems emphasize the importance of family. For instance, in the Mid-Term Break, the poem highlights a loss in the Heaney’s family. Wordsworth’s poem also focuses on how he is dealing with the loss of family members. The poems seem to emphasize the togetherness of a family. Loss of a family member results in frustration that denies peace of mind. Through the poems, both poets explain how they are dealing with their losses.

Meanwhile, both “Popular Street” and “Second Thoughts on Winter Afternoon” the author’s tone is different, but they convey the same theme. “Popular Street,” uses a playful and humorous tone. In contrast with, “Second Thoughts on Winter Afternoon” which is full of depth and sad emotions. “Popular Street” entertains the stranger with a playful tone by saying “Oh. Sorry. Hello. Are you on your way to work, too?”(line, 1-2) The author utilizes a playful and humorous tone while conversing with the stranger. In contrast with the second poem, “Second Thoughts on a Winter Afternoon” has an emotional and depth of sadness. The tone of “Second Thoughts on a Winter Afternoon” is expressing the author’s sadness to his partner that he’s facing with

Due to the many similarities and very few differences, an alcoholic and a workaholic can be considered as being one in the same.

Heaney often wrote, in his poems, about his childhood in the countryside. Two good examples of this are Blackberry Picking and Follower. In these you can see the human nature of children and how adult look back on their past. Heaney shows this though the structure, imagery and language in the two poems.

Are parents a good source of teaching? Can they help their children learn a valuable lesson? In the two stories “Home” by Anton Chekhov and “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes the main characters Yevgeny Petrovitch( “Home” ) and the Mother( “Mother to Son” ) are good examples of this. In the two stories there is many similarities and differences, one similar thing is both characters are trying to teach their son a life lesson. One difference is they are both teaching a different lesson. The Mother from “ Mother to Son” is trying to teach her son to never give up. Yevgeny Petrovitch from “Home” is telling his son not to smoke. Both main characters are trying to teach their sons a life lesson.

The relationship between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are similar in the television show A Study In Pink and the book A Study In Scarlet because of the style that Sherlock and Watson use to solve mysteries, but also have differences because the television show lets the viewer have a better understanding of the characters and setting of the story. When you compare the story of A Study In Scarlet and the television show A Study In Pink, most parts are similar, but the television show has to has to have more details on the characters and setting to keep the viewer entertained. Although there are some differences between the book and the television adaptation, the

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In the second poem, written in 1794, the story is a bit like the first and a bit not like it at all. It talks about a boy, maybe the same as the past poem, who cries for his parents. He then goes on to explain how because his life seems happy and jolly, they all think he’s fine, but he isn't.

In the poems ¨Casey at the Bat¨ and the story ¨David and Goliath¨, Casey and David have very distinct similarities and differences. The first similarity is that both David and Casey like to win. From line 47 in the story ¨David and Goliath¨ and on line 23 for the story ¨Casey at the bat¨.Both of them were extremely confident they would win at the fight/game, David was confident because he knew he had God on his side because God helped him before, and Casey was confident because he had pride and all the parents cheered for him. Another reason why David and Casey are similar are because both of them are brave. On line 7 and 8 in the story ¨Casey at the bad¨ and on line 40 for ¨David and the Goliath.¨Both of them were their only hope to win the

Like they both have emotion in them because they both are talking about the women they love. They both are good and weird poems but equally as good. The first poem is

There are three main aspects of poems — content, structure, and tone — I would discuss about how the authors uses similar writing styles to bring out the common idea behind.

Obviously, there is the basic similarity of characteristics such as both poems being about Helen. Although they have some of the basic characteristics, there are the more complex similarities such as both poems, although showing separate point of views, point out how people look and even think about Helen as a person. Both poems go into explicit detail on how some people either hate Helen with a strong passion, or how some people absolutely adore her. With further research, a variety of similarities can be found in both poems.

John Clare was born in 1793 and died in 1864. He was born in the

Seamus Heaney published “Digging” and “Twice Shy” under the same collection of poems from “Death of a Naturalist” in 1966. The story behind “Digging” is about the internal conflict Heaney has with himself and the memories of his father working hard in the potato farm while Heaney works hard at digging into his poetry. “Twice Shy” centers on how a couple communicates their emotions felt from a date that carried meanings. The main theme for “Digging” is about the conflict Heaney has with his identity, while “Twice Shy” focuses on disillusionment between the couple. Heaney seems to struggle with realizing his own potential and qualities for something else other than what he and society thinks he should be. As for “Twice Shy” the couple has experienced the unpleasant romantic situations in the past which lead to hesitancy in a new relationship. The author built the theme of identity in “Digging” and for “Twice Shy” the newfound love of the couples through the use of imagery, rhyme, and mood.