Comparing and Contrasting Two Poems Template

Comparing and Contrasting Two Poems
Criteria I wandered Lonely on a Cloud A Poison Tree

What is the poem about? William Wordsworth explores themes of nature, memory, and William Blake's poem A Poison Tree is about the ill and corrupting effects
Themes and summary. spirituality throughout 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.' These of anger. The poet describes being angry with a friend and telling him
three are linked as the speaker, Wordsworth, walks through a about it. The anger vanished in this way. On the other hand, he was
beautiful landscape. He finds joy in the sight of daffodils and angry at his adversary, but because he never told him about it, his rage
finds solace in nature. The flowers are there to comfort him against him (enemy) grew. He forced himself to keep it hidden from his
both in the present and in the past. adversary and would put on a fake smile in front of him.
What form of poem is it? The poem is divided into four six-line stanzas. It follows the a- The poem is divided into four stanzas. Each stanza is made up of two
Structure b-a-b-c-c rhyme scheme and uses consistent rhyming to invoke rhyming couplets in the regular repeated pattern a-a-b-b. The form of
nature at the end of each stanza. this poem is quatrains, which is a stanza that has four lines.
What is the context of the Although the title suggests a cloud, the poem is not about one. The context for this poem is about anger and scorn.
poems (when it was written, It is instead about a group of golden daffodils dancing
the motivation for writing it)? alongside the lake and beneath the trees. William Wordsworth
visited that location at some point, and he describes how he
felt seeing those beautiful flowers. For describing his
thoughtless mental state on that day, the poet metaphorically
compares him to a cloud. He was aimlessly wandering the
valley like a cloud.
Who is the speaker of the The speaker for I wandered Lonely on a Cloud is William William Blake, the author of the poem A Poison Tree, is also the speaker
poem? Wordsworth himself. This poem is also written in first person in this poem. This poem is written in first person.
What poetic devices have been This poem has different poetic devices used. Below are the Alliteration: /w/ sound, which is used in “I told my wrath, my wrath did
included? devices: end”
Include examples from the Simile: He compares his loneliness with a single cloud. An Allusion: In this poem, “Garden”, “apple” and “tree” are the illusions of
poem for each one. example of it is used in the opening line of the second stanza, Adam, Eve and the Garden of Eden, which is in the bible
“Continues as the stars that shine.” Here Wordsworth Metaphor: There is only one metaphor used in the poem, which is in the
compares the endless row of daffodils with countless stars. second line of the third stanza “Till it bore an apple bright.” Here the
Personification: Wordsworth has personified “daffodils” in the apple is the metaphor of the fruit of his grudge.
third line of the poem such as, “When all at once I saw a Symbolism: has been used throughout the poem, for example “Tree”
crowd.” symbolizes his wrath and anger whereas, “garden” is the symbol of the
Alliteration: /g/ sound in, “I gazed and gazed” heart where the hatred is natured.
Assonance: sound of /a/ used in “Ten thousand I saw at a Imagery: He has used visual imagery throughout the poem to make his
glance” reader create a mental picture such as, “And it grew both day and
Metaphor: Is used in the last stanza “They flash upon that night.”
inward eye.” Here “inward eye” represents the sweet memory
of daffodils.
Imagery: is used in different areas throughout the poem
“lonely as a cloud”, “a crowd”, “never-ending line”, “milky
way” and “jocund company.”
William Wordsworth explores themes of nature, memory, and spirituality throughout 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud.' These three are linked as the speaker, Wordsworth,
walks through a beautiful landscape. He finds joy in the sight of daffodils and finds solace in nature. The flowers are there to comfort him both in the present and in the
past. William Blake's poem A Poison Tree is about the ill and corrupting effects of anger. The poet describes being angry with a friend and telling him about it. The anger
vanished in this way. On the other hand, he was angry at his adversary, but because he never told him about it, his rage against him (enemy) grew. He forced himself to
keep it hidden from his adversary and would put on a fake smile in front of him.
The poem, I wandered Lonely on a Cloud is divided into four six-line stanzas. It follows the a-b-a-b-c-c rhyme scheme and uses consistent rhyming to invoke nature at the
end of each stanza. A poison is divided into four stanzas. Each stanza is made up of two rhyming couplets in the regular repeated pattern a-a-b-b. The form of this poem is
quatrains, which is a stanza that has four lines.

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