Comparison of Two Poems

In two of D.H Lawrences works dart and homo and Bat, both poems portray the germs encounters with bats and his shade of disgust towards them. In this essay I will par the two poems in terms of woodland, rhythm, diction and style. Both Bat and slice and bat started with a peaceful forest; the germ describes the setting in Florence, Italy and gives a calming tone to the readers. However, as the author proceeds with the poem, and starts to introduce a bat, the tone starts to change. In bat, the tone changes gradually, the author wonders why a swallow would travel so late- at this point he describes the swallows movement and the tone changes; the readers sense a mysterious feel. When the author does confirm that the bird is in particular a bat, the tone of the poem changes, we sense the disgust the author feels towards the bats, using address such as old rag, giving ungratified creeping in ones scalp (341-342). This circumstance tone set by the author greatly defines the hate he has for bats and also due to change in rhythm and diction, helps the readers experience the events within the poem. However, the tone in Man and Bat did not change as gradually, in fact it changes drastically.

Soon after the start of the poem, the author introduces the bat and most immediately words such as disgusting and by! Go Out! (342) sets the tone of disgust. Throughout the rant the tone remains the same, but the author did change the tone doubly; when the main character in the poem (supposedly the author) realizes that the bat cannot circulate his room because he cannot face the light, a sense of poignancy clouds the readers, the author feels pit for the bat and changes the mood slightly for a while. The tone of disgust returns though soon after stock-still it changes again; whilst the author wants to kill the bat and throw it away, he said that he didnt create the bat thereof he cannot kill it, the tone shifts back to pity for the bet on time, giving the readers more hints that the author does... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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