Comparison of the flood and the survey

Mankind often underestimates the origin of nature equalise The Flood and A Survey in the light of this statement A vista and The Flood ar two poesys which both use linguistic, rhythmic, structural and vocal tools to enounce the power of pure nature. They differ in many ways to that extent both, when delved into and studied, appear to agree that mankind does misjudge natures power. The titles themselves of these two poems indicate an rudimentary meaning.For example, The Flood highlights that the focus of this poem is something we might consider as fairly ordinary, unless John Clargon thinks it is in fact fascinating enough to write a lengthy oem about. A Survey rather than The Survey indicates that what happens in this poem happens again and again a bag which continues throughout this poem. The voice is tertiary person and impersonal and the t i of it is truly lyric, suggesting to us a campfire tune feel, which again displays that this is something that happens repeatedl y and continually.In contrast to this, The Flood, instead of a tone of lyrical mythology, has a personal voice and tone of immediacy. The constant imagery provided makes the reviewer feel as if they were there, instead of Just being told an old ives tale, same(p) the mood of A Survey. Interestingly, both poems contain a mix of other(prenominal) and present tense. This could suggest continuity in both, and the idea that nature, although both are describing a specific event in the past, is always present, and therefore is very(prenominal) powerful as it cannot be overcome. Each poem uses structure and punctuation mark very cleverly, but in opposite ways.For example, in The Flood, each(prenominal) line uses iambic pentameter and everything has a rhyme everything has a word someplace that rhymes with it. The poetises are 14 lines, similar to a sonnet, and the ast verse is even a perfect sonnet that rhymes correctly and finishes with a rhyming couplet. Like a river, it seems chao tic and long, but it technically obeys rhythmic rules. This could suggest to us that everything in nature has a purpose, and nature has its own balance, Just give care the theme of A Survey. This could be seen to agree with the statement as the sheer power of nature really comes through here.Contrariwise, Stafford uses rhyme differently. In every verse there is half and imperfect rhyme, but in the verse that negotiation about the field boot crew the epresentation of mankind interference- there is one perfect rhyme crew and two. This proposes the notion that the field boot crew lose tried to force a perfect rhyme upon nature, but it cursorily disintegrates into the fact that natures own natural rhythm, represented by the constant rhythm, flora by itself and doesnt need mans interference as it is powerful enough itself.Each stanza in A Survey fascinatingly kiboshs with a full blockage, not belongings in the theme of continuity the poem has so far displayed. This could be becaus e Stafford wanted to keep within the lyrical form of he poem. Differently, The Flood incorporates scantily any punctuation save some dashes and a full stop at the end. This again indicates an idea that nature will never end or be stopped, and is more powerful than man. The language is very different in the two poems. One is extravagant and descriptive whereas the other is, although report too, less vivid.However, one thing very prominent in A Survey is the contrasts and Juxtaposition use. In the first verse even, Juxtaposition is very obviously used crammed witn hysterical water tollowed by hushed by placid sands. Another example is the description of the wildcats- or the agents of nature- fit out the wildness of the land on one hand the animals are described with intricate lines of fur, finesse and tentative paws, then the temperateness and mountains are said to rakes buck and scream and the ridges are described to break hackles.This image of balance follows the theme of the r est of the poem. Contrast is used in a different way in The Flood, perhaps to indicate a dissimilar meaning. The start and end of The Flood is very chaotic verbs comparable dashing arred plunging oars are used to imitate the feel of a step on it river. However, the middle verse has a completely different atmosphere collect to the language used. The feather dances flutters and danced it oer the waves bring a different depict of calm.This could represent those small areas of calm sometimes found in bedlam. On the other hand The Flood can be seen as similar to A Survey because it also highlights the sense of natures own balance. Personification is used incredibly utilely, especially in the last verse, other monsters rise is particularly effective as it is strong magery, and describing the flood itself as restless, a humane emotion. This puts across the idea that nature has a life of its own like everybody else. Personification is also used to the same effect in A Survey.