Compare the ways in which Lord Byron's 'So No More We'll Go A-Roving' and John Clare's 'I Am' convey their feelings about getting older/mental illness. Comment on language, rhythm, form and structure, as well as the content of the poem.

... Compare the ways in which Lord Byron's 'So No More We'll Go A-Roving' and John Clare's 'I Am' convey their feelings about getting older/mental illness. Comment on language, rhythm, form and structure, as well as the content of the poem. Both 'So We'll Go No More A-Roving' by Lord Byron, and 'I Am' by John Clare are poems displaying feelings on the subject of feeling older and isolation. In 'So We'll Go No More A-Roving', Byron describes his realisation that he is getting too old for his extravagant lifestyle. Clare, on the other hand, conveys his isolation and sadness as he grows old in a mental asylum. Both poets use various techniques to convey the subject matter in alternate lights. In 'So We'll Go No More A-Roving', Byron displays a positive attitude towards his decision to isolate himself from society. This is reflected by the language in the poem which is

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