Simon Lee, by William Wordsworth, uses the concept of addressing the reader directly to elicit a more convincing end result than that of The Beggar's Petition, which relies solely upon narrative to entrap the reader in sympathy for the characters at hand and in the end the feeling that nothing real was accomplished. Through the use of this "direct" language, Wordsworth steps beyond the typical conventions of the humanitarian poem to dive deeper than just sympathy and into the realm of social awareness. Despite the similar forms and simplistic language, tools of the trade for humanitarian poetry, Simon Lee is a much more involving and effective poem.
The two poems in question start off strikingly similar, both painting a picture of an old man withered into poverty. Both poems also begin with a narration style account of the characters. This however changes when The Beggar's Petition, in stanza two, shifts into a first person account, effectively showing you the pain that this seemingly non-existent man endures. The beggar begins by stating.
These tatter'd cloaths my poverty bespeak;
These hoary locks proclaim my lengthen'd years;
And many a sorrow in my grief-worn cheek
Has been the channel to a flood of tears!
This passage serves to show a character in The Beggar's Petition, that fits the name of the poem. The character is begging, pleading, and reaching to touch the emotion in the reader without speaking directly to anyone. These words seem to be almost a monologue of grief and despair.
On the other side of this spectrum, Simon Lee maintains the narrative form going through a seemingly methodical list of the things that ail Simon Lee, "and he is lean and he is sick; his body, dwindled and awr...
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...he next day trying to conquer other tasks above their means and no one will be there to help them unless things change. The Beggar's Petition does not have this message because no help is given to the beggar; it ends as it began-with a plea for help, but not a reason to give it. Simon Lee, however, speaks to the audience's expectations of the humanitarian poem and takes it to another level by calling for a continuous supply of good deeds.
In conclusion, by utilizing a direct conversation with the audience and an incorporation of the author into the text, Simon Lee is a more effective humanitarian poem in that a sense of message beyond "sympathize with the beggars" exists. Simon Lee also calls into question the type of beggar that we sympathize with. Through doing something to help himself, Simon Lee is essentially making it easier for others to help him.
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