To The Evening Sun Poem Analysis

From the three poems chosen, it is clear that each poet uses a specific range of poetic techniques to emphasis their chosen genre, as well as to highlight their argument throughout their work. Each poem chosen is a different genre, but, all three poems cause the reader to fully engage with the poems. These poetic techniques, such as pathetic fallacy, alliteration and personification
William Blake’s ‘To the evening sun,’ is far ahead of its time, as it is a sonnet in iambic pentameter that is an ode to the Goddess Venus. The theme of pastoral simplicity is obvious throughout the poem, and the reader is aware of the speaker acknowledging his inferiority, as well as mankind, to the God’s and goddess’ that protect the human race. The speaker uses a metaphor to compare Venus with a ‘fair-hair’d angel’ which allows the reader to understand the speaker’s appreciation and awe of the Goddess. The reader becomes lost in this poem, as they are conscious of what Blake is referring to. The reader is aware that Venus could make the night a frightful and terrifying time that all should fear. However, due to her ‘bright torch of love’ and ‘radiant crown’ we are

While Auden does not write a traditional elegy, it still evokes strong emotions within the reader in regards to the poetic techniques that are present throughout. Auden’s mourning can be seen from the format, first and foremost. ‘In memory of W.B Yeats,’ appears to follow a similar layout to Yeats’ own poem, ‘Easter 1916.’ The poem is split into three sections, the first being in free verse. The second section is written in unrhymed hexameter and finally, an unrhyming eight beat couplet can be seen in section three. The diverse range of format enables the reader to understand that Auden is following the same exploratory style of writing that Yeats had written in before his