Compare And Contrast Eros And Robert Bridges

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In "Eros" by Robert Bridges and Anne Stevenson show a different prospective of the Greek mythology god of love. Robert Bridges poem shows an admiration and idolization for Eros. Unfortunately, Anne Stevenson poem shows how Eros is being degraded by the human. Even though both poems are talking about Eros the ideas are drastically different, but the tone is similar, however, both use similar and different techniques to upbringing their poems. In addition, the ways Eros is being physically portrayed in both poems are different. In Bridges's poem the usage of "idol of the human race ", "tyrants of the human heart ", "...exuberant flesh so fair that Pheidias might compare ", "proud dress". Bridges is describing the beauty of Eros that is beautiful …show more content…

In both Eros poems the techniques that are similar are; imagery and allusion. In Bridges poem the imagery came from line 4 "Thy flower of lovely youth that art", and in Stevenson's poem there are a lot of imagery that are being referenced " This thug with a broken nose", " With boxer lips", "And patchy wings". Both poets created a different outlooks of Eros. Also, the allusions from both poems are being shown. In the first poem the allusion was in line 8, " That only Pheidias might compare", in the second poem the allusion came from line 17, " We slaves who are immortal". The poets made a quick reference by adding the details of another Greek immortal to compare Eros to him or her. The techniques that are different are; the dictions, and the way poem is being presented. The diction in the first poem is formal, the poet uses words as; "exuberant", "guile", "sensuous innocence", as for the second poem the diction is informal, the poet uses such as words as; "thug", "my bully boy" "We slaves...". Bridges and Stevenson demonstrate the different level of respect they have for Eros. The way the poet present both of their poem are drastically different. Bridges did not use dialogue as Stevenson did to show a different prospective of how they see

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