Diseases and Sicknesses are two negatives people might encounter in their lives and the detrimental effects of these illnesses is the main reason of death. In Thom Gunn’s poem “The Man With Night Sweats” the person is suffering from this disease and he wrote this poem because of the deaths of his friends. Gunn tries to show people how detrimental this disease is as he struggles through life. In “Night Sweat”, written by Robert Lowell, by employing the use of hyperbole and similes, he tries to compare two important and distinct aspects of his personal life, his poetry writing and his disability, whereas in “The Man with Night Sweats” Thom Gunn utilizes visual imagery and the use of hyperbole to create a world where the author suffers from
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In The Man with Night Sweats, the author perhaps describes the impact of the sickness he is facing is extremely detrimental and how this is affecting his state of mind. Similarly, in Night Sweat, Robert Lowell doesn’t let the disease he’s facing control his life as he is able to connect his love for poetry with the unfortunate condition that is taking control of his life. Through the use of imagery of constant negativity in The Man with Night Sweats, Thom Gunn portrays the experience he had and how he seems to feel helpless with his body. As he’s being waken up from his terrifying dream, filled with sweat he states that “I woke up cold, I who prospered through dreams of heat”(line 1-2). These lines emphasize how this person who was sleeping peacefully and in comfort gets abruptly woken up by the saddened truth of reality. This person finds out how harsh reality can be and how this brutal life is having a catastrophic impact on this individual. Additionally, through imagery, the readers are able to visualize how this man who’s been having a cheerful dream suddenly gets waken up and reminded of the cold and wretched life he’s unfortunately living. Similarly In Night …show more content…
The Man with Night Sweats was written by the influence of his friends and how he wrote this poem as a commemoration to the lives lost due to illnesses. As this person is traveling through a disheartening state, this person expresses his emotions in phrases such “My mind reduced to hurry, My flesh reduced and wrecked”(lines 15-16). Through the use of hyperboles the readers are able to see how this person is slowly diminishing away and how he doesn’t seem to value life the same way as before. Also this poem only resembles a person/people that are affected and there isn’t any support given to this person which might have been another reason this person has immensely shown a great dislike towards life. Another contrasting theme in this poem that differs from Night Sweat is that the lines are much shorter in The Man with Night Sweats. One possible explanation for this is that Thom Gunn used this structure of writing to signify how this person’s physical condition is impacting his speaking manner. This person who’s experiencing pain has difficulty talking which is why the sentences and lines are short and choppy. On the other hand, Night Sweat differs from The Man with Night Sweats in various ways such as the incorporation of alliteration as well as a different theme which demonstrates the uniqueness of
In The Man with Night Sweats, the author perhaps describes the impact of the sickness he is facing is extremely detrimental and how this is affecting his state of mind. Similarly, in Night Sweat, Robert Lowell doesn’t let the disease he’s facing control his life as he is able to connect his love for poetry with the unfortunate condition that is taking control of his life. Through the use of imagery of constant negativity in The Man with Night Sweats, Thom Gunn portrays the experience he had and how he seems to feel helpless with his body. As he’s being waken up from his terrifying dream, filled with sweat he states that “I woke up cold, I who prospered through dreams of heat”(line 1-2). These lines emphasize how this person who was sleeping peacefully and in comfort gets abruptly woken up by the saddened truth of reality. This person finds out how harsh reality can be and how this brutal life is having a catastrophic impact on this individual. Additionally, through imagery, the readers are able to visualize how this man who’s been having a cheerful dream suddenly gets waken up and reminded of the cold and wretched life he’s unfortunately living. Similarly In Night …show more content…
The Man with Night Sweats was written by the influence of his friends and how he wrote this poem as a commemoration to the lives lost due to illnesses. As this person is traveling through a disheartening state, this person expresses his emotions in phrases such “My mind reduced to hurry, My flesh reduced and wrecked”(lines 15-16). Through the use of hyperboles the readers are able to see how this person is slowly diminishing away and how he doesn’t seem to value life the same way as before. Also this poem only resembles a person/people that are affected and there isn’t any support given to this person which might have been another reason this person has immensely shown a great dislike towards life. Another contrasting theme in this poem that differs from Night Sweat is that the lines are much shorter in The Man with Night Sweats. One possible explanation for this is that Thom Gunn used this structure of writing to signify how this person’s physical condition is impacting his speaking manner. This person who’s experiencing pain has difficulty talking which is why the sentences and lines are short and choppy. On the other hand, Night Sweat differs from The Man with Night Sweats in various ways such as the incorporation of alliteration as well as a different theme which demonstrates the uniqueness of