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Comparing poems about identity
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In this essay I will be comparing two poems about identity-"Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan" by Moniza Alvi and "Welsh Landscape" by R.S. Thomas. "Welsh Landscape" was written in approximately 1963. It's a poem of dismay; Thomas is despairing about what is happening to his country. Although he has an obvious love for his country, in "Welsh Landscape" this is almost hidden by Thomas's feelings of bitterness and frustration at what's happened to the once infamous landscape, history and language of Wales. Thomas wishes that Wales would just move forward and embrace its heroic past, but in his eyes this just isn't happening. "Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan" was written in the late 20th century. It's also a poem of despair-but in a different way. Thirteen-year-old Moniza Alvi isn't angry, but she's uncomfortable where she is and wishes that she could fit in. She'd give anything for that. She...
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