After reading the two Williams’ works, I couldn’t hold back my curiosity about the differences in their poems. How could London vary so much in two productions? What caused the disparity? This sends me thinking deeply.
First and foremost, the most possible reason is the background. The two writers stayed in two different ages, so it’s hard to avoid the difference in their writing styles. London by William Blake was written in 1794, at that time, Britain had become a capitalist society for centuries. The society was more and more corrupt, and the gap between the rich and the poor was growing. France declared war on Britain after the French revolution. People were superstitious, even was the doctor, it is said that the quack doctors in the palace …show more content…
For one thing, the rhyme. The poem, London, is a lyric. It has four stanzas, and every stanza has double rhyme which consists of four lines, each of which contains eight syllables. The rhyme of the poem is a b a b/ c k c k/ e f e f/ g h g h, making it smooth and powerful. When readers read this poem, they will feel the poet’s deepest sadness and the true feelings in his heart, it is like the poet was lamenting his pain to readers. The poem, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, is a Petrarchan sonnet form. Its rhythm scheme is a b b a / a b b a/ c d c d c d. This scheme divides the poem into two: the first eight lines and the next six lines. The first eight lines describes the scene in the early morning while the next six lines expresses the praise the poet has for the scene. For another, from the words of the choice, Blake uses verb to describe London, has the dynamic beauty. When reading his poem, it is easy to imagine what the citizens were doing at that time, and it is easier to experience the thoughts that the poet has. For example, the soldiers “sigh” fill in the street. They have no choice but to serve their country even though they are unwilling to be involved in the war. The “sigh” not only shows their unwillingness and yield to the forceful government, but also foretells the eventual fall of the government as “the sigh runs in blood down palace walls.” But Wordsworth leans to adjective, turn to the whole London’s static beauty. So, an intact scenery will be demonstrating before the readers’ eyes, and no one can stay untouched to the scenic beauty of London under Wordsworth’s
First and foremost, the most possible reason is the background. The two writers stayed in two different ages, so it’s hard to avoid the difference in their writing styles. London by William Blake was written in 1794, at that time, Britain had become a capitalist society for centuries. The society was more and more corrupt, and the gap between the rich and the poor was growing. France declared war on Britain after the French revolution. People were superstitious, even was the doctor, it is said that the quack doctors in the palace …show more content…
For one thing, the rhyme. The poem, London, is a lyric. It has four stanzas, and every stanza has double rhyme which consists of four lines, each of which contains eight syllables. The rhyme of the poem is a b a b/ c k c k/ e f e f/ g h g h, making it smooth and powerful. When readers read this poem, they will feel the poet’s deepest sadness and the true feelings in his heart, it is like the poet was lamenting his pain to readers. The poem, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, is a Petrarchan sonnet form. Its rhythm scheme is a b b a / a b b a/ c d c d c d. This scheme divides the poem into two: the first eight lines and the next six lines. The first eight lines describes the scene in the early morning while the next six lines expresses the praise the poet has for the scene. For another, from the words of the choice, Blake uses verb to describe London, has the dynamic beauty. When reading his poem, it is easy to imagine what the citizens were doing at that time, and it is easier to experience the thoughts that the poet has. For example, the soldiers “sigh” fill in the street. They have no choice but to serve their country even though they are unwilling to be involved in the war. The “sigh” not only shows their unwillingness and yield to the forceful government, but also foretells the eventual fall of the government as “the sigh runs in blood down palace walls.” But Wordsworth leans to adjective, turn to the whole London’s static beauty. So, an intact scenery will be demonstrating before the readers’ eyes, and no one can stay untouched to the scenic beauty of London under Wordsworth’s