`` Piano `` By D. H. Lawrence And Traveling Through The Dark By William Stafford

The two poems can be seen as being different but they also share some similar things. When looking at “The Lonely Land”, it

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

Charlotte Dymond and John Lomas, are two poems which share several techniques. They also, however are different in many ways. This essay will explore their similarities and their differences and explain reasons why the two ballads are different or similar.

Looking at the different structures and forms used in both poems, they contrast the difference between one speaker being confused, and not knowing what’s happening, to a very loosely structured ballad.

In this piece of writing I will be comparing and contrasting 3 poems. Which are ‘Praise Song for my mother’, ‘Harmonium’ and ‘Nettles.

As an aspiring young poet, Bishop kept numerous notebooks, which offer insight into the inner workings of her mind, and offer explanations for many symbols and imagery in her future poems. Themes that emerge within Bishop’s notebook entries from 1934 and 1935 serve as connection points between many of her poems. As her notebooks

The two poems compare because they are both two men from the World War I era, describing their input on the battles. Though not said in a positive light in poem one, there

Furthermore, both poems use the theme of isolation when describing the situation of the chosen

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

Richard Wilbur, while still living, is recognized as a great influential poet. He was born in 1921, and therefore was a prime age to be drafted as a soldier in World War II. Due to his horrific experiences fighting for America across seas, Wilbur found poetry as a way to express his view of the world. “One foes not use poetry for its major purposes, as a means to organize oneself and the world, until one’s world somehow gets out of hand,“ Wilbur once said. The way in which he organized his thoughts into words, however, at first maintained a very formal style which gained scrutiny because the dreadful topics with which he dealt were reduced to a sort of dark comedy, lacking true emotion. (1) Wilbur has been known to be a central example of the poetic formalism linked to the 1950 post-war period (2). When Wilbur grew old and continued his developing poetic distinctness, many of his poems grew with him to become much more personal, as if he had learned to accept and express his grueling experiences freely. Wilbur’s story is well reflected in his poetry, one especially written in 1950, titled, “The Pardon,” which serves as an example of work that encompasses subjects more near to him. “The Pardon” presents how a young boy grows into adulthood and comes to accept death through the creation of a juxtaposition between the narrator’s young self and older self while employing intricate rhyming and sounds, both intense concrete and withheld images, and supernatural elements.

Theodore Huebner Roethke was an American poet who grew internally from the experiences that shaped him and transferred them to works that became immensely famous and influential (Theodore Roethke). The poet’s adolescent years were harsh and jarred. He spent most of his childhood playing in his father’s greenhouse and surrounding himself with nature. The emotional events that presented themselves into Roethke’s life because of his father’s death and his uncle’s suicide made him feel isolated and abandoned during his time spent at several different colleges which subsequently influenced him to create one his works, “In A Dark Time,” representing the war between a man and his madness by emphasizing the use of a paradox, personification, and natural imagery.

Toward the late 1800’s, Europe was plagued with bad news. They had already reached the prime of their empire and were now on their way to the declination of the continent. Later, people like Adolf Hitler would try to bring it back to its full glory, but for now everything was heading south. As usual, the tone of artistic works followed the success of the empire. Many pieces of art and literature became darker. Even poets such as Thomas Hardy and Emily Bronte started to write in a much more serious, somber tone. Their poems started to be drawn to subjects more of things in the past. In Emily Bronte’s Remembrance and Thomas Hardy’s poems The Darkling Thrush and “Ah, are you Digging on My Grave?”, the speakers undergo loss of love, loss of hope, and somber remembrance of things past, respectively.

In life, people are always faced with choices to make. Whether it is what restaurant to eat at, or what movie to watch, life is full of decisions. In the poem “Traveling Through the Dark,” William Stafford describes how the speaker is faced with a decision between life and death. Throughout the poem, the speaker constantly goes back and forth between killing an unborn fawn on the side of a road or allowing the fawn’s life to continue, putting human lives in danger. Stafford uses many literary devices to show the relationship between humanity and nature and how they affect each other.

In this compare and contrast essay I will compare four poems in detail and mention two in the passing to find similarities and differences. The poems and sonnets I have chosen to compare are ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ and ‘My Last Duchess’ by Robert Browning and Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

Lawrence and Stafford were kinds of rebels in the literary field. Both poets were teachers at one point in their lives. One of Lawrence’s most famous novels, Lady Chatterley’s Lover defied censorship standards, and America banned it until the late 1950’s. “Piano” does not fit into the same mold, it is a sentimental and loving poem. Critics often refer to Stafford as a pacifist and a conscientious objector during the war. “Traveling through the Dark” follows the general style used in his poetry. He often delivers messages that are direct and bold. Each poet wrote using deceptively simple language and ideas.