Poetry can be anything. It can give hope or bring dread. It can be read in different ways, each way giving it its own meaning and message. The two poems “A Laughing Heart” and “The Journey” both make statements about decisions in life and how they can affect the future. Both poems have strong independant themes that are heavily influenced by their respective poet's own use of figurative language and tone in their works.
“A Laughing Heart” starts out with a strong statement telling “your life is your life”, and that everyone should seize control of theirs (Bukowski 1). This poem uses the tone of seriousness and directness to show how important it is to be in the metaphorical driver's seat of your life. More to the end of the poem the tone becomes
“A Laughing Heart” starts out with a strong statement telling “your life is your life”, and that everyone should seize control of theirs (Bukowski 1). This poem uses the tone of seriousness and directness to show how important it is to be in the metaphorical driver's seat of your life. More to the end of the poem the tone becomes