Poetry Synthesis Essay

Tennyson uses different yet similar techniques when writing as does William Wordsworth. They both use forms of alliteration and metaphors, but in different ways. The imagery of the Tennyson poem “In Memoriam” Lyric 56 is both realistic and concrete as well as abstract and complex. For example, he uses imagery to say “through nature, red in tooth and claw.” This is unrealistic and rather complex in a way that is also negative. The poem also states that the writer “cares for nothing.” Finally, Tennyson states that there are “steep cliffs and quarried stones,” which states realistic and detailed imagery as opposed to the earlier statements. The imagery of the Wordsworth poem “Tintern Abbey” is rather more positive and exciting throughout the poem as opposed to the earlier statements about the Tennyson poem. For example, the poem by Wordsworth states that the images of nature “draw him to seclusion” and give him the answers to the nature’s …show more content…
These include such words as “scarped,” “quarried,” and “creed.” These words are also more negative and far more complex than the words used to describe and state Wordsworth’s poem: steep, lofty, subdue, friend, moral, and genial. The two poems use very different terms for the seemingly same things. These two poems and their writers both seem to be talking about the same sort of things: nature and mankind. However, this is from different points of view.
I like Tennyson’s point of view better because it seems more ominous and also because I like the format better, as well as the way that he (Tennyson) speaks and describes things. However, I also like the poem written by Wordsworth because it is easier to read and to understand as well as to read. It is less formal, making it slightly easier to get into. By this I mean that it uses smaller, more well-known words (such as steep instead of scarped) and more positive words (such as friends versus