Comparison of Mid-Term Break, The Field Mouse, and On My First Sonne
The above poems are written by 3 different people and on reading them they seem to be about very different things. But at heart, they are about death and the pain that appears afterwards. Seamus Heaney's
Mid-Term Break is a memory of his four-year-old brother's death.
Gillian Clarke's The Field Mouse is about death in a political conflict compared to a death in nature. Finally On My First Sonne by
Ben Johnson is about the death of his son and the religious view of the situation.
Both Heaney and Johnson's poems are about the death of a close loved one and how it is dealt with emotionally and in reality. On looking at the title of Heaney's poem, you almost
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It also shows that his son was possibly the only bright point in his life and that he feels since he has been taken away, he has almost no reason to live. After this event he also feels that you shouldn't get to attached to something as he says 'As what he loves may never like too much.' This obviously means that whatever you love, don't get attached to it, as you will end up losing it.
Clarke, on the other hand, has a more general observation to death and tells it from the sort of view most people might have on war or conflict. Like Heaney's Mid-Term Break, when you see the title of
Clark's poem you assume that it will be a happy poem about a cute and cuddly mouse. This theory is almost exactly the opposite of what the poem is actually about. You can see that the poem is about the death and destruction in Bosnia War and compares it to the death and destruction that occurs while harvesting.
This poem again is a memory like Mid-Term Break, and at the end it shows her feeling and attitude towards war and violence. You can tell that her feelings are negative since she writes the line 'my neighbour turned stranger'. This I think means that people you once were good friends with would now become your enemy. So unlike the other 2 poems where it tells that death is a natural occurrence, this poem tells that a person's main enemy is another person that could possibly be your best friend.
In Johnson's poem you can tell he is a very religious
reasons for not telling him anything. One reason can be that the poet can see how the
Brien 1) Martha love writing letters that quote lines of poetry, but she never mentions
Dunbar and Randall both use interesting imagery in their poems to display how the character truly feels. In the “Ballad of Birmingham,” stanzas
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Knowing that this fit effortlessly into the manner of this poem, where the speaker is in the inner confusion trying to figure out their next move in the relationship, while it does not seem very hopeful as the lines states, “I would like to see you walk off the face of the earth because you all that’s wrong with my life” (L 20). When I first read "Purple Bathing Suit", I perceived a husband addressing his wife. But then I went on to read and analyze the poem and was surprised to find the speaker described as a woman viewing her lover weed the garden. I wasn't certain if the subject was a spouse or lover, but I felt certain that the speaker was male. But, I see no more reason for thinking that the speaker is male than for thinking the speaker is female. I think individuality such as how one feels about themselves and talking as they saw their own reflection in a mirror matters in this poem which is all about a relationship and uncertainty. “You might give some thought to that mouth."(L 3) This is the way that a parent speaks to a naughty child. "How many times
The poem seems to be directed toward parents who might relate to Wilbur as they watch their children grow up. Likewise, the poem might also be directed at young people, who will inevitably undergo a journey similar to that of Wilbur’s daughter in the poem – fraught with many ups and downs, and hopefully the triumph that the
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
In the first stanza(,) rhyme is used to point out the emotional state of the speakers outlook,
conversation. It isn't like a poem at all. It says "By god the old man
This poem embodies a bouncy and bubbly quality that creates a more inviting atmosphere and evokes certain emotions that lean towards an understanding of both characters
Imagery along with a touch of irony is found within the poem to pull the reader into the poem. The speakers describe exactly who they are, and what they are looking for in the person who they seek. “Executive in search of something new-Perhaps bisexual woman, arty, young.
Prompt: Write a unified essay in which you relate the imagery of the last stanza to the speaker’s view of himself earlier in the poem and to his view of how others see poets.
Kath makes the poem very personal by the use of words like I and we for example, she begins the poem by saying, “Look up, my people”. This makes it feel more tailored for whomever the poem is directed to. The poem also has a rhyming pattern of ‘not rhyme line’, B, B, C. Also, there is intertextual referencing to the ‘Dream Time’.
The reflection of each poet's childhood is displayed within these lines helping to build a tone for the memories of each narrator.
insight into his life and personality that he is not aware of giving. While the poet