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I have chosen to compare and contrast two poems that appealed to me the most. The two poems are ‘Night of the scorpion’ by Nissim Ezekiel and ‘Hurricane hits England’ by Grace Nicholas.
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'Night of the scorpion' and 'Hurricane hits England' I have chosen to compare and contrast two poems that appealed to me the most. The two poems are 'Night of the scorpion' by Nissim Ezekiel and 'Hurricane hits England' by Grace Nicholas. Both poems are monologues meaning that the poets have written it about their own experience and they tell the story from their point of view. Both the poems portray events that occurred in the poet's life which can be seen as terrible or horrifying. In 'Night of the scorpion' the poet's mother is stung by a scorpion and is on the verge of life and death. In 'hurricane hit England' a hurricane hits the poet's new place of living but the hurricane brings her closer to her surroundings and her cultural roots. In both the poems religion and superstition plays an important part. In 'Night of the scorpion' prayers are...
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