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Compare the Way Three Poets Discuss Different Cultures ‘Lawrence Ferlinghetti’ is comparing the differences between cultures within the society, in his poem ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful in a Mercedes’,
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Compare the Way Three Poets Discuss Different Cultures 'Lawrence Ferlinghetti' is comparing the differences between cultures within the society, in his poem 'Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful in a Mercedes', However Imtiaz Dharker, describes the hardships that our culture does not have to endure. In the poem 'Island Man' by Grace Nichols, the poet describes the surrounding of the Caribbean island man showing the differences between his culture and the London culture. 'Blessing' starts with a simple statement, 'There is never enough water', and shows what it is like to be without water whereas in our culture water is there when we need it, straight from the tap. The poet imagines water; it is so special that Imtiaz Dharker uses an extended metaphor to compare water to god; this tells us how precious water is in their culture unlike our culture where we take water for granted. When a...
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