Comparing Ode To Enchanted Light And Sleeping In The Forest

“The poetry of earth is never dead.” “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” The two poems are “Ode to Enchanted Light” by Pablo Neruda and “Sleeping in the Forest” by Mary Oliver. In the poem “Ode to Enchanted light” sees nature as beauty. In the poem “Sleeping in the Forest” sees nature as something scary. In the poem “Ode to Enchanted Light” meaning is about the love and enjoyment of nature. In the poem “Sleeping in the Forest” meaning is the darkness and the scariness in nature. For instance in “Ode to Enchanted Light” lines 10-15 states, “A cicada sends it sawing song high into the empty air. The world is a glass overflowing with water. For example in the poem “Sleeping in the Forest” lines 4-5 states, “her black skirts, her pockets full of lichens’ and seeds.” In “Ode to Enchanted Light” and “Sleeping in the Forest” message is there are pros and cons about nature. …show more content…
In the following poem “Ode to Enchanted Light” has 2 similes. In lines 3-7 states, “light like a green latticework of branches shining on every leaf.” Also in lines 8-9 states, “drifting down like clean white sand.” These similes are effecting the meaning of the poem because it is giving the reader a visual. The metaphor in “Ode to Enchanted Light” lines 13-15 states, “is the world is a glass overflowing with water.” This metaphor is illustrating that the light is shining in the forest. In the poem “Sleeping in the Forest” has one simile in lines 9-11 states, “ And they floated light as moths among the branches of the perfect trees.” There are no metaphors in the following poem “Sleeping in the Forest.” “Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything