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Choose two or more poems, which deal with childhood experiences - Show how they are successful in expressing their chosen theme - Comment particularly on writers' techniques, as well as the social context of the poems.
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Comparing Poems Choose two or more poems, which deal with childhood experiences. Show how they are successful in expressing their chosen theme. Comment particularly on writers' techniques, as well as the social context of the poems. I have chosen to compare the poems 'Hide and Seek' by Vernon Scannell and 'Leaving School' by Hugo Williams. Both 'Hide and Seek' and 'Leaving School' are very alike in the sense that their themes concentrate on childhood experiences and the main characters are eventually overcome with feelings of realisation. Vernon Scannell and Hugo Williams use some similar writing techniques to convey their chosen themes. Brief sentences are used in both poems to give a feeling of urgency. In 'Hide and Seek', the boy gives himself several sets of commands. Using short snappy sentences he tells himself 'Don't breathe', 'Don't move,' 'Stay dumb'. Sentences like these are often used to boost the pace of the poem, making it...
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