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Compare and contrast the presentation of dreams in ‘Island Man’ and ‘Blessing’
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Compare and contrast the presentation of dreams in 'Island Man' and 'Blessing' In 'Island Man' written by Nichols and 'Blessing' written by Dharker, dreams are portrayed, but in different situations. The poets explore the meaning of dreams and the happiness they can bring if made true. 'Island Man' and 'Blessing' similarly show that the people they are about are not happy with their normal lives. The want and need something new to happen. The island man is bored with his life, whereas the village of people rejoice when their dream comes true after the "silver crashes to the ground". Both poems use language in different ways to portray the effect of dreams. In 'Island Man' the colours that are used are to describe the different locations, for example, "blue surf" and "emerald island" show that the island is precious and idyllic, those colours are also relaxing and calm colours of the sea....
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