Comparing A Glimpse And John Donne's Go Catch A Falling Star

Walt Whitman’s poem ‘A Glimpse’, reminds me of a romantic movie where two strangers lock eyes and suddenly, everything around them stops, in that moment the only people that exist, that matters in the whole world is each other, as if in that moment they’re falling for each other, like love at first sight. The poem starts with "A glimpse, through an interstice caught, of a crowd of workmen and drivers in a bar-room, around the stove.", as if the speaker was speaking from the outside, observing everyone, wondering if he/she could perhaps fit in. Then there’s the admission of love in line 4, when the speaker addresses the other person as someone whom he loves. The speaker tries to give meaning to every gesture and glances that occurs, which hints that the person who the speaker admires may not be a stranger.

The lines “A glimpse through an interstice caught, Of a crowd of workmen and drivers in a bar-room around the stove late of a winter night,” caught my eye because the given lines mean that even though they’re in a bar surrounded by busy people and loud activities, the two blissfully spend their evening enjoying each others silent company and quiet glances.

Unlike the several poems included in this anthology, John Donne’s “Go Catch A Falling Star” is about …show more content…
The poem’s about happiness, and the feeling of love. The tone of the poem is loving and hopeful. The speaker of the poem expresses deep admiration towards her lover. The poem starts off with a vivid description of her infatuation and uses anaphora through repetition of the words “I love your-” in the first stanza, she also uses a plethora of metaphors to describe her feelings like “calm kiss, passionate fire, virgin’s bloodless love, and saint’s white