Comparing "Time and Place" Poems: "A Major Road for Romney Marsh," "Balance Sheet" and "In Romney Marsh"
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Comparing "Time and Place" Poems The three poems that I have studied are all in the category of Time and Place; therefore historical time or the time of day are going to be very important in the poems. The first poem; Balance Sheet by John Montague is written in modern times, in the twentieth century. It is set in Northern Ireland. The second poem, A Major Road for Romney Marsh is also written in the twentieth century by U.A Fanthorpe and is set in Romney in Kent. The third poem, in Romney Marsh was written pre-twentieth century by John Davidson and is also set in Kent. Balance Sheet by John Davidson has a greater focus on historical time, as his poem argues about the development of a new road and about new technology in general. In his poem he says "a local can manage an average of 40 rather than 50 miles ph". What...

