Winter Poetry – Skating at Night William Wordsworth

Wordsworth envisions a imperative fond memory of winter that is personal to him. He gives a feeling of upheaval by victimisation and. Also he shows how noisy it is by using bellowing and not a voice was idle. Even though it was c older Wordsworth would rather be outside with his friends then inside I heeded not the summons. Wordsworth also wants excitement and freedom Proud and exulting. He likes to play games with his friends, like a native foxhunt Games confederate of the chaseHe uses allegorys and metaphors to show he is exhilarated and has loads of energy Untired horse and the resounding horn. Wordsworth has used onomatopoeia and head rhyme to show the effect of speed We hissed along and The pack loud bellowing speed is also shown by using the word flew, the simile Tinkled like iron shows the brittle side of winter.Wordsworth uses the word melancholy to show that the beautiful ikon, he once knew, is fading with old age a shows a slight sadness to the poem.Winter Percy Byssh e ShelleyShelley uses alliteration to show that winter is jolty the wind was his whip this also shows that it is a negative and destructive time. He writes One choppy finger to make you rarity what winter will do next. Shelley portrays winter as an evil character using personification such as whip lip to make it more effective. Shelley also makes winter sound brittle His breath was a chain. Shelley shows how frigidness and powerful winter can be by writingHe came, fiercely in his chariot-throne by the tenfold of the arctic zone Shelley also shows that even the more evil affairs like weeds have to handle from winter Weeds which are forms of the living death fled from the frost exploitation alliteration flight from frost gives winter an supernatural feel which makes things vanish like ghosts without a trace.When icicles hang by the wall William ShakespeareShakespeare uses e very(prenominal)day characters to show the realism of his poem to create a typical winter scene Dick the Shepherd. He shows that even though the weather is awful life goes on ways be foul, then nightly sings the staring owl.Using rhyme gives the feel of movement but is broken when the owl makes its sound Blow Snow Saw Raw. Everyone gets effected by the frigid Coughing drowns the parsons saw Marians nose is red and raw. Using words like nippd and ways be foul shows that is a frore mucky time.Shakespeare tells it how winter was there and then. There is no sympathy for winter.Emmonsails Heath in Winter illusion ClareClare gives no critical comment during his poem, he just observes whats around him Crimpled leaves an oddling crow the old heron. His poem is also very detailed which adds to the effectiveness of the poem. Clare puts a lack of stress on the words While the old heron. He uses personification to bring the lake to life and make it a bigger part of his observation Lonely Lake.Clare uses alliteration to create the sentience of movement Starts slow but at the same time give a se nse of calmness Melancholy wing An oddling crow in idle motion. The scene is in harmoniousness even the gipsy fits in the gypsy makes his bed. Clare give affection to the bouncing woodcock Clare uses the word Rove to show how much he has observe from wandering about.Clares poem is based on observation and is portrayed like a fairytale scene where everything is in harmony and fits in with the world around it.ConclusionIn the Poem Skating on Ice the poem is based on a very personal scene, which is special to Wordsworth. He makes the poem exciting, thrill and gives a sense of movement. This poem is effective for these reasons and makes you really believe that you are their taking part in the chase.In Clares poem Winter it reflects winter as being horrible and destructive. This is my favourite, as I believe this is how a typical cold winter day acts. Winter has been given the human characteristics to great effect video display everything winter is known to do.Shakespeare creates a se nse of realism in his poem When icicles hang by the wall by give the poem everyday characters. He gives no sympathy, which makes it sound more real and effective. This poem is belike the most real out of all four and it portrays winter as a typical thing that happens.Clares poem Emmonsails Heath in winter is based on observation. He makes everything sound beautiful and in harmony with everything else. He makes everything very calm leisurely. This poem portrays winter as a beautiful time nearly like a well-painted painting.