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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts Mary Alcock's "Instructions Supposed to be Written in Paris, for the Mob in England" and William Wordsworth's lines 38-82 of Book Tenth of the Prelude. No additional sources cited.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
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we apparently have two poems that are addressing conflict and social chaos in Europe. They are poems written, however, from slightly different perspectives. For the most part Wordsworths is a
poem that presents us with a sadness, a sadness that is perhaps tinged with fear at times. In Alcocks poem there is a bit of negative satire aimed at those
who want ultimate freedom. The following paper compares and contrasts the two in relationship to such things as rhyme, metaphor, imagery, and other elements. Rhyme In Alcocks poem
we have each pair of lines rhyming. "Of liberty, reform, and rights I sing--/ Freedom I mean, without or church or king;/ Freedom to seize and keep whateer I can,/
And boldly claim my right -- The Rights of Man!" (Alcock 1-4). This format continues throughout the poem. In Wordsworths poem there appears to be no rhyming lines at all.
From these perspectives we note that Alcocks poem is perhaps simpler to read and it also has a more expected flow or meter than does Wordsworths because it rhymes.
Wordsworths because it does not rhyme, is a bit more difficult to read in terms of its rhythmic content because there are no rhymes. However, this sort of a presence
also allows us to feel the emotion more, to look for the meaning more than we would if it rhymed. In Alcocks the rhyming makes the poem flow smoother, and
more quickly, and thus helps support the sarcastic sentiment in the poem. Rhythm As mentioned in the previous section, Wordsworths rhythm is a difficult one to follow in
comparison to Alcocks. This, however, makes for perhaps a deeper poem in some regards for the reader must read the poem maybe several times to find a rhythm that flows
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