A Comparison of of London by William Blake and the Emigree by Carol Rumens Essay

Compare the poets feelings towards a place in The Emigre and one other poemIn The Emigre and London, we see different emotions portrayed by the poet to particular locations. In The Emigre the poet reminds herself of the good old days in the country she lived and was brought up in during her childhood, how her beautiful country is now in war and the fact that she cant get back because she has no passport. In London we are described the things Blake sees, hears and feels at that moment in time.Carol Rumens who was born on the 10th of December in 1944. Rumens published The Emigre as part of the Thinking of skins collection of poems. The poem is of her memories as she grew up. We dont know which country it is that this poem is referring to but she has a very positive view of it. Her beloved city seems to be under attack at some point and she concludes its due to sick tyrantsWilliam Blake who was born in 1757 and died in 1827 published London in his collection of poems called Songs of Experience. The poem reflects Blakes views about the effects of the industrial revolution. He was a socialist and although not very famous during his lifetime, after his death his work gained lots of popularity over the years.The structure of The Emigre is written in three stanzas, the first two stanzas are written in eight lines and the last is written in nine. It has a contrast of long and short sentences which reflect Rumens different emotions. The structure of London is presented as if it were a song, it has 4 stanzas 4 sentences in each, it has a strong regular rhyme and rhythm with an abab rhyme scheme.Rumens published The Emigre in 1993, in the poem her feelings towards this place are very deep as its her place of birth There once was a country I...

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