'The Colonel' By Charles Baudelaire Analysis

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A correct of use writing techniques can make readers to understand the message you want to pass to them more clearly and simplicity. “The Eyes of the Poor” by Charles Baudelaire and “The Colonel” by Carolyn Forche, both of the author use the description, try to bring people into the same situation with them. And both of them are narrative of their personal experience. The mostly important part from their prose poems are, even the people say nothing in front of you, you can still try to read their mind from their eyes. Both of the prose poems from two different authors but if you read them and contrast them, you can still find out there are many common between them ad had the same

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