Evan Wall
Reyer
3rd Block
12 September 2016
Washington Crossing the Delaware
The painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” by Emanuel Leutze, and the poem with the same name, by David Shulman, have many similarities and differences. Both of them depict the same event, with most of the same ideas, but even though there are more similarities, they are both still different.
There are many differences between the poem and painting, but they are still mostly the same. In the first line of the poem, it describes a, “…tossing water scene…” (Shulman). Then in the first line of the second stanza it says, “The cold waters…” (Shulman). This is very similar to the poem because the tossing, cold, water scene is clearly visible in the painting, where you can see a rough river full of ice. (Leutze “Washington Crosses the Delaware”) Then, in the first line of the third stanza the poem also says, “Ah, he stands - sailor crew went going…,” and in the next line, “…this general watches rowing.” (Shulman). Finally, in the first …show more content…
In the last line of the first stanza, the poem says, “O silent night shows war ace danger.” (Shulman) Then, the last line of the poem says, “…so go alight, crew, and win.” (Shulman) The reader can tell from the poem Washington and his men are going to war, while the painting does not give any background information. By only observing the painting, the only thing known is Washington and his men are crossing a river. (Leutze “Washington Crosses the Delaware”) Then, in the last line of the third stanza, the poem says, “A wet crew gain Hessian stronghold.” (Shulman) From background information, most readers already know Washington and his men are crossing the Delaware to sneak up on the Hessians and attack them. The poem mentions war and the Hessians, but in the painting you don’t know anything about war, or who Washington and his men are going to
Reyer
3rd Block
12 September 2016
Washington Crossing the Delaware
The painting “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” by Emanuel Leutze, and the poem with the same name, by David Shulman, have many similarities and differences. Both of them depict the same event, with most of the same ideas, but even though there are more similarities, they are both still different.
There are many differences between the poem and painting, but they are still mostly the same. In the first line of the poem, it describes a, “…tossing water scene…” (Shulman). Then in the first line of the second stanza it says, “The cold waters…” (Shulman). This is very similar to the poem because the tossing, cold, water scene is clearly visible in the painting, where you can see a rough river full of ice. (Leutze “Washington Crosses the Delaware”) Then, in the first line of the third stanza the poem also says, “Ah, he stands - sailor crew went going…,” and in the next line, “…this general watches rowing.” (Shulman). Finally, in the first …show more content…
In the last line of the first stanza, the poem says, “O silent night shows war ace danger.” (Shulman) Then, the last line of the poem says, “…so go alight, crew, and win.” (Shulman) The reader can tell from the poem Washington and his men are going to war, while the painting does not give any background information. By only observing the painting, the only thing known is Washington and his men are crossing a river. (Leutze “Washington Crosses the Delaware”) Then, in the last line of the third stanza, the poem says, “A wet crew gain Hessian stronghold.” (Shulman) From background information, most readers already know Washington and his men are crossing the Delaware to sneak up on the Hessians and attack them. The poem mentions war and the Hessians, but in the painting you don’t know anything about war, or who Washington and his men are going to