There is a Garden in Her Face by Thomas Campion and A Song in the Front Yard by Gwendolyn Brooks are similar and different in many ways. The point of view is different, the form is different, and although they are about similar subjects, ... her lips and the white lilies are the pale of her skin. These poems are very well written and have their similarities and differences. First of all, in Gwendolyn Brooks" poem, A Song in the Front Yard, the speaker is the girl in the poem. She speaks about her feelings and life and can say these things ... opposite idea or tone about the same subject. Whil...

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... a poem that deals with abortion. The mother, who is the speaker, is not, in fact, Gwendolyn Brooks. She is a woman who, as the text indicates, has had several abortions. The speaker is telling everyone this in order to elicit a response from the readers. The response that she ... an emotion that is hard to express in words, and for someone to say over and over again that she loved her kids she must have meant it. Works Cited Brooks, Gwendolyn. "The Mother." Reading Literature AND Writing Argument Ed. Missy James Alan P. Merickel. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002. 435...

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The mother Abortion. One of today's greatest controversies is all summed up in one poem. "The mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks, is about abortion and emotions that the mother feels by making such a decision. The mother feels content and little regret about the abortion. Hell, one should feel so lucky to. ... you, though faintly, and I loved, I loved you/ All." Abortion. What a powerful topic. It's obvious that it's not an easy topic to handle if one would choose to give an abortion. Gwendolyn Brooks obviously knew of how abortions affected one's mind even way back in the 1940's. The mother in her...

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... read. It also shows where the poem is going and gives clues to its eventual outcome. A great example of the use of tone in a poem is in Gwendolyn Brooks "We Real Cool" on page 744. Brooks uses tone to convey an upbeat tempo. She uses "We Real Cool" (1) to show power and self-reliance. She shapes the poem to lead the reader unsuspectingly ... to the final outcome of "Die Soon" (10). Brooks uses the abrupt ending of "We" to show unity among the group and how they stand together until their demise. The tone of the poem expresses how the pool players ... ...

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