Both of these poems have many similarities in their content. They both have a relationship status in the poems. The author writes about his son as he is the father. The father thinks he has done a sin, a sin that god didn’t like. These two poems have relationships in which they incorporated to the author’s life.
In ‘On My First Sonne’ this poem has a father son relationship in which the father ponders on the fact that GOD has took his son which is explained in the second line “My sin was too much hope of thee, lov’d boy.” This brings us to the conclusion that this poem has a religious view and can relate to as the date ‘1572-1637’ was in a different era where many of the citizens were very religious people. This shows that the father (author) cares about his son, and is willing to believe that god has took “Thou child of my right hand and joy,” for a punishment in which he believes for a sin he has done to god or his family.
Ben Jonson the author, has wrote this elegy to explain his inner hurt, for this is an easy and creative way to vent his feelings and beliefs why his son has been took away from him. To write a poem this full with emotion must be hard and exhausting, he must have been very miserable as his son of his ‘gift’ had been taken back. “Rest in soft peace” suggests that Ben Jonson feels that his son was taken far too early for his age, also that he wishes for his son to be in peace. This line also makes us think that the father is saying goodbye to his beloved son. Ben has structured his poem, in a short length, to represent his son’s short life. This is a creative way share out his feelings. Ben Jonson’s poem reflects on the father’s pain for a lost child. He doesn’t usually write many poems that show his true feelings he normally is very cynical in his poems.
‘On My First Sonne’ this poem has rhyming couplets all the way through the poem, this poem has used many old English words so most of them are now pronounced different. So it’s as thought it does not rhyme. For example “Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee pay. Exacted by the fate, on the just day.
Although both poems are set in the same environment, and that the visual structure of the poems are similar. Once you look deeper and analysis the poems it becomes clear that they have been written in very different styles, and very different but as powerful emotions running through them i.e. grief and resignment. One poet has a future to look forward to; the other knows that death is around the corner. One poet could not have for scene a death, the other is questioning weather the ‘black diamond dust’ was worth it on reflection.
‘On my First Sonne’ is the elegy or lament which Ben Jonson wrote after the death of his son, Benjamin. Jonson was away from his home in London when he received letters from his wife telling him that his son had died from the plague. His son was seven years old. Ben Jonson is showing the heartache from his son’s early death at the age of seven. The first two lines, ‘My sin was too much hope for thee, lov’d boy’, is showing that Jonson is blaming himself for loving Benjamin. Throughout the poem Ben Jonson uses many religious references for example, ‘child of my right hand’ , ...
There are no differences in the poems themselves as they are both set in the same scene but different centuries one has a negative point on the poem whereas the other has a positive however they tell the same story but in different words.
The poem is written in the father’s point of view; this gives insight of the father’s character and
These two poems, For My Daughter, and Her Kind are greatly different but in a few ways the same. The few ways they are the same are very important and have great meaning behind it. The female in both of their poems, the use of nature, the sadness in the narrators voice and the darkness of the two poems both have in
...antic elements, Bronte has helped me to reflect and sympathise on those who have lost a loved one, and also for me to appreciate that I have not yet lost a loved one. Through the theme of this poem, remembering becomes present in my mind when I am reading, and through the repetition, forces me to reminisce on the people that I love and who love me. The historical and cultural background reflected in Remembrance in somewhat similar to the sense of loss that has been felt across centuries and remains the same today. The idea of loss in the poem and the context used has stimulated my understanding of the concept of love and also helped me to appreciate the love that I experience every day.
This poem touched my heart not only as a person that could see the mastery in his phrasing and his word choices, but I also have many people that I love, and if and when they die, I will probably feel the same way. It is amazing how Jonson can tie all his feelings into such a short poem. By doing so, I believe he was physically showing us that his son's death was an unlucky event. The poem has thirteen lines, like the number of words in this sentence. Was it lucky thirteen? I think not-not for the father.
Just as Katherine Philips, poet Ben Jonson also wrote two elegies, for his son Benjamin and daughter Mary, entitled “On My First Son” and “On My First Daughter”. Jonson’s son died the early age of seven, and he expressed the strong, personal bond between them through the years Benjamin was “lent” to him. Jonson really comes from a place of sorrow and self-condemnation while writing this elegy. His approach to “...
Both poems where written in the Anglo-Saxton era in Old English and later translated into English. As well as both poems being written in the same time period, they are both elegiac poems, meaning they are poignant and mournful.
Both these poems do indeed have unique interpretations, depending on the reader. However, the methods that the two great poets used to make send those powerful messages are sometimes similar, but in this case largely different. Once one looks past the similarities of man entering water, the two poems have entirely different stories to tell, in very contrasting ways. Each poet has used effective diction, as well as very striking symbolism and imagery. The fact that they are different just shows how many ways there are to write a great poem, the only thing needed in common is the desire, feeling and will.
Predominantly the poem offers a sense of comfort and wisdom, against the fear and pain associated with death. Bryant shows readers not to agonize over dying, in fact, he writes, "When thoughts of the last bitter hour come like a blight over thy spirit, and sad images of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, and breathless darkness, and the narrow house, make thee to shudder, and grow sick at heart -- go forth under the open sky, and list to Nature 's teachings." With this it eludes each person face their own death, without fright, to feel isolated and alone in death but to find peace in knowing that every person before had died and all those after will join in death (Krupat and Levine
..., they are somewhat similar in comparison because they both have an inevitable ending, death. Both of the poems also used rhythm to give the reader a better insight and experience. The use of rhythm helps to set the tone right away. The use of symbolism and tone helped to convey an overall theme with both of the poems.
When considering the structure of the poems, they are similar in that they are both written loosely in iambic pentameter. Also, they both have a notable structured rhyme scheme.
In conclusion, the poem helps you to realize and accept that just like birth is natural, death is a natural process in life. No matter what, death is inevitable. But instead of holding on to the sad memories, you can use the happier memories to cope and deal with the loss of a loved one or family pet. However, you are able to be at peace with the fact that you loved them until the end.
Funeral Blues by W. H. Auden is a short poem that illustrates the emotions that he is dealing with after the love of his life passes away. The tone of this piece evokes feelings that will differ depending on the reader; therefore, the meaning of this poem is not in any way one-dimensional, resulting in inevitable ambiguity . In order to evoke emotion from his audience, Auden uses a series of different poetic devices to express the sadness and despair of losing a loved one. This poem isn’t necessarily about finding meaning or coming to some overwhelming realization, but rather about feeling emotions and understanding the pain that the speaker is experiencing. Through the use of poetic devices such as an elegy, hyperboles, imagery, metaphors, and alliterations as well as end-rhyme, Auden has created a powerful poem that accurately depicts the emotions a person will often feel when the love of their live has passed away.