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Compare and Contrast two 20th century poems - Unholy Marriage and Street Accident  

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Compare and Contrast two 20th century poems In this essay I will be examining a selection of two 20th century poems, which are "Unholy Marriage written by David Holbrook and Street Accident by Richard Church". I will be comparing and contrasting the two 20th century poems. I will closely examine and analyse in details the subject matter, the structure and the language of the two poems. The title of the first poem, "Unholy Marriage", is an oxymoron which emphasis what the poem is about. The poem is about a young "foolish virgin" female who has an accident carelessly, which cost her life. This is similar to the second poem, Street Accident that a couple has an accident due to carelessly and which it also cost them their life. The contrast that we first see in the title of the first poem (unholy) is continued throughout the poem. We are presented with a description of...

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