english: poetry

london by william blake

london by william blake

about a man walking through the streets of london (after industrilization) and seeing how the people are suffereing, he cannot help them he feels powerless

• use of violent language

• conditions faced by the people causes them to decay physically, morally and spiritually

  themes: oppression, social injustice, dehumization

  compare: in a london drawing room

in a london drawing room by george eliot

describes the view from the drawing room, giving the impression that london is gloomy, dark and not fun to live in. the people are suffering nothing can be done. london is currently at the peak of industrial revelution.

themes: dehuminization, social injustice and oppression

compare: london by william blake

at castle boteral by thomas hardy

talks about a relationship, metaphor as talking about a journey but actually about a relationship about how two people go there seperate ways, to talk about the relationship is painful and a person would get lost in a journey.

theme: nostalgia, love

compare: winter swans

the road not taken by robert frost

contemplating about what road to take, a metaphor of being confused when presented with two decisoon. the speaker goes for the “road” that people normally dont choose, and it turned out to be a good decision.

themes: life decisions, regrets, uncertinty

compare: door

futility by wilfred owen

the challenges faced by the soilders in ww1, the fate faced by the soilder was the end for millions of men. a group of soilders attempt to revive an unconcious soilder by moving him into the warm sunlight on a snowy meadow. uses languag, mainly to do with nature to present these themes

themes: war, conflict, suffering, patrotism, fate and death

comapre: storm on the island

wind by ted huges

explores the effect of strong incessant wind on the narrator as he shelters indoors, the sheer force of nature. the poem may also be a metaphor for the storminess of human nature and may represnt the problems in hughes life. the poem inspires us to face challenges thrown at us with grit and firm determination.

themes: humanity vs nature, power of nature, human relationships, elemental violence and natural struggle

compare: storm on the island, the great storm

storm on the island by seamus heany

a community of islanders who are preparing for a storm although they think they are prepared, the storm in powerful and violent. is a representation of the split between north and south ireland, the split like a storm, the british tried to take their land they refused and fought them. their fight for survvival was like a storm.

themes: power of nature, fear, elemental violence, war, human kind and nature, man vs nature

compare: wind, futility, the great storm

below the green corrie by norman Maccaig

it is about a mans nostalgia for a place knwon as the green corrie, the beauty of the area and how it overwhel,s him to look at it nowadays. poet has experianved something enriching

themes: nostalgia, change, power of nature

compare: at castle boteral

the journey by mary oliver

the poem is about transformation or change, the power of making your decisions and the good effects it can have, contemplating between things and choosing the option that feels best to you

themes: self reliance, integrity, unceritinty

comapre: the road not taken, door

poem at thirty nine by alice walker

the memories the poet has with her father, they both didnt always agree on things however he was like a mentor/ teacher to her and now she finds that she acts like him. the absense of her fathers affection makes the poet think of her past when they cooked and enjoyed life together

themes: parental love, togetherness

compare:

the great storm by jo shapcott

about the violent storm that the poets family faces, the chaos it created on her home wich was turned from comfort into a nightmare. being too involved in the excitment of events at other peoples expenses

themes: power of nature, elemental violence, humanity vs nature

compare: wind, storm on the island

the planners by kim cheng boey

about the developments and the creation of new infrastructure mkaes the world a less intresting place to live in, everythinng is planned, destruction of the natural world, the human cost of urbanisation, “the planners” unchecked quest for perfection, profit and efficency

themes: human progress vs nature

comapre:

hurricane hits england by grace nicholas

when a hurricane hits england the speaker feels a sense of nostalgia when thinking about her home country, the speaker wonders why she feels this way and how the feature of her childhood has followed her to such a vastly different landscape

themes: power of nature, nostalgia

compare: storm on the island, wind, below the green corrie

homeland by sophia de mello breyner

talks about her homeland, the harsh wind/ weather/ nature repressented could imply that she has mixed feelings about her homeland

themes": power of nature, nostalgi, memories, elemental violence

compare: storm on the island, wind, the great storm, hurricane hits englnad , below the green corrie

blessing by imtiaz dhakr

focuses on the slums on the outskirts of mumbai and in the evnt of a broken water pipe - how haoppy this makes the children. shows the effects of poverty and how important sacred drinking water is to these people

themes: poverty, injustice

compare: london, in a london drawing room

the moment by margaret atwood

the poem is about how humans believe they own natures beauty however the imagery used comveys that nature reject this

themes: power of nature, humanity vs nature, violent elements

compare: storm on the island, wind, below the green corrie, hurrican hits england, the great storm

where i come from by elizebeth brewster

explores the close relationshp between place and identity, no matter where a person comes from their native enviroment will form an important part of their charachter and world view

themes: place and identity, nostalgia, memories, nature cycles, rural vs urban life

compare: homeland, hurricane hits england

winter swans by owen sheers

a couple who are having difficulties in their relationshop go for a walk, rain for a few days (reflecting the mood between the 2 people). they encounter some swans on a lake, the beauty and majesty of these swans gently reminds the couple of the importance of their love. by the end tehy are close again holding hands

themes: nature, relationship problems, love

door by mirsolav holub

people why change in life is good and why people should not be afraid of them., contemplalting between choices and the good effects it may have

themes:life decisions, regrets, uncertinty

comapre: the road not taken

this morning by esther morgan

mourning the losses of peoples and thinking about the memorizes they had with them, message to the readeds to move on and dont dwell on whars akewats lost

themes: togetherness, memories, nostalgia

comapre": poem at thirty nine