Comparing and Constrasting the Poems of Issa and Paul Muldoon

While reviewing “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, it should be noted that the key is the rhythm of the language. The first, second, and fourth sentence rime while the third sentence of each rimes with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd sentence of the next stanza. In relation with the cryptic language draws the question, there is a more sinister back drop of loneliness and depression in this poem much deeper than the level of nature orated by the Narator.

Not only do these poems share differences through the speakers childhood, but also through the tones of the works.

Both of these poems talks about selling and money and young men’s lives, but they are both unquestionably different.

In today’s modern view, poetry has become more than just paragraphs that rhyme at the end of each sentence. If the reader has an open mind and the ability to read in between the lines, they discover more than they have bargained for. Some poems might have stories of suffering or abuse, while others contain happy times and great joy. Regardless of what the poems contains, all poems display an expression. That very moment when the writer begins his mental journey with that pen and paper is where all feelings are let out. As poetry is continues to be written, the reader begins to see patterns within each poem. On the other hand, poems have nothing at all in common with one another. A good example of this is in two poems by a famous writer by

The two poems have a similar structure, however, their rhyme schemes have suggestive tones towards their people and their structure reflects

Frost uses rhymed iambic pentameter, a favorite style of his, to create a steady flow and represent the first manifestations of winter. Iambic pentameter, in terms of style, is about as far as you can get from Mary Oliver’s free verse. As the amount of syllables in a line is constant the Frost much change his pace with much different strategies. He does this by switching from multisyllabic words to monosyllabic words. He does this by stressing words at different points in a line, creating a more hurried pace. He also uses some internal rhymes to the same effect. Mostly, Frost’s poem achieves the same mimicry of winter by focusing on the soundscape of the poem. He uses almost entirely soft vowels and he mostly avoids harsh consonant sounds. This sets up the peaceful, quiet feeling of a new winter The only time that harsh consonants are used is intentionally, when he is referring to the harshness of winter in old age. The stressed rhyme words in this section are “break”, (13) “take”, (17) and “ache”(21). Frost bends a strict poetic form to his will and creates the feeling of a wintry day and makes changes to the internal structure of the lines to vary this

there are differences in the way the two poets look at the two creatures, but the similarity

Read the two poems carefully, bearing in mind that they were written at different times by different writers and are open to different interpretations. Write a comparison of these two poems.

Both of the poems’ diction emits regret and fear but both have a different feel for the

Together they both build on the aspects of beauty in poetry, beauty resides in all forms, and in everything around us, and through words can poets express this

4) What kind of tone is used in both of these poems? Do you feel liberated as the reader or confined? (ex:look at the portrayal of the female characters). The tone is tranquil and quiet at the beginning but transforms into pessimism at the end of the both poems, "Girl Powdering Her Neck" and "In an Artist's Studio".

The interesting sound each poem produces, is one of the first areas that one begins to see the many differences of the two poems emerge. In Thomas’s poem, the sound that he created with his end rhymes produce a gentle and almost sweet sound. To hear Thomas recite this poem, it reinforces the gentle sound that he creates with his choice of end rhyme (Hocus Pocus). In contrast, Smith’s poem produces a much harsher sound. When Smith uses words such as, “queer” and “prize”, it resonates a more rigid sound. The sound produced overall by Smith’s poem gives it a desperate and erratic quality. These two contrasting sounds produce two very distinct poems, and these contrasting sounds gives each speaker a different personality.

Therefore we have two poems which are deliberately changing their structure from the norm in order to create effect. However, these effects have totally different intentions, which lead to the end of the similarities and the first of many differences between the two poems.

Q. In an essay of not more than 1,500 words compare and contrast ONE PAIR of the two pairs of poems printed below. Your answer should exhibiy a clear understanding of each poem’s meaning and tone, and you should consider the effect and importance of formal features, such as rhyme scheme, sound patterning, word choice, figurative language and punctuation.

The structure of the two poems is similar in various ways. Firstly, both the “Lake Isle of Innisfree” and “When you are Old” poems have three stanzas. Secondly, each verse is made of four lines. This makes both poems to have a total of twelve lines each, (Holliday, 66).