poem comparing
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Bn Shaun Ali The two poems that I will be comparing are "On my first sonne" by Ben Johnson and "Nettles" by Vernon Scanell. Both poems share a similar theme about emotions and how they care for their children. Nettles express the writer's emotions and feelings for their child when it says, "with sobs and tears the boy came seeking comfort and I saw white blisters beaded on his tender skin. We soothed him till his pain was not so raw" this shows the parents emotions for how much he loves this child and it further goes on to "went outside and slashed it with fury" this also shows the parent cares for the child as they are getting pay back for what the nettles have done to the child. On my first sonne also talks about emotions for a child as it says "lov'd boy" this is explaining how he...


