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Then two poets who are similar are Edwin Robinson and Paul Simon. They wrote about people of whom they were envious. This was their way of coping with their impoverished lives.
Simon and Robinson were both unhappy with their socio-economic status. Examples of this can be found in both Simon's poem "Richard Cory" and Robinson's poem "Miniver Cheevy." Simon gives the impression that he is unhappy with his status through lines 6 and 7, "...And I curse the life I'm living, And I curse my poverty..." Robinson conveys the same idea when he writes the following in lines 1, 2, 3, and 4, "Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn, Grew lean while he assailed the seasons: He wept that he was ever born and he had reasons."
Both Simon and Robinson had unattainable dreams. This can be proven by the following quotes from the two poems. Robinson stated this idea by writing lines 9, 10, 25, and 26. These lines read as follows: "...Miniver sighed for what was not and dreamed, and rested from his labors...Miniver scorned the gold he sought but sore annoyed was he without it..." Simon expresses the same idea in lines 4, 8, and 9, "He had everything a man could want: power, grace, and style...And I wish I could be Richard Cory..."
Robinson and Simon dealt with subjects that were close to their hearts. What they wrote about were their uncontrollable feelings. For Robinson the feeling was described, in lines 5, 6, 7, and 8, as ,"Minniver loved the days of old when swords were bright and steeds were prancing. The vision of a warrior bold would set him dancing..." Simon expressed his frustration in ...
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as thought of hemlock I had drunk or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minnute past, and lethe-wards had sunk: 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thine happiness- That thou, light--winged Dryad of the trees, In some melodious plot Of beechen green, and shadow...
The poets of the nineteenth century wrote on a variety of topics. One often used topic is that of death. The theme of death has been approached in many different ways. Emily Dickinson is one of the numerous poets who uses death as the subject of several of her poems. In her poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," death is portrayed as a gent...
In the piece by Updike describing his experience with the birds, the organization, syntax, figurative language all contribute to the readers concluding response. Updike uses syntax to add drama to the poem and to lead up to the bold ending. In the last stanza the first line only contains two words as opposed to all the other lines of any stanza: '...
I just wanted to say that I apologize for drinking your delicious glass of milk behind your back. I had just pruned the roses in the hot summer sun when I began craving a tall cold glass of milk. No coaster in sight as beads of water threatened to inch closer and closer to the surface of the wood. I'm sorry for not telling you but now you know...
Compare and Contrast: "Strange Fruit" and "Telephone Conservation": Theme of Danny Connolly 11.3 The two poems that I am going to compare are "Strange Fruit" and "Telephone conversation" which both feature racial prejudice. The first of the two poems that I will study is "Strange Fruit". This is a very simple and meaningful poem. The author...
