Steven's+The+Big+Wrap+Up

=__The Big Wrap Up:__=

All of the poems I chose relate to sound, and are good examples of sound in poetry. They are all similar, yet they have very different meanings. The first poem, "The Forge", is the best example of sound in poetry. It is very descriptive, and gives you a good sense of what a blacksmith's forge would sound like. The "short-pitched ring" of the anvil and the "hiss of a new shoe toughening in water" make you feel like you are in the forge along side the speaker.

"Mowing", the second poem, is another example of sound with the whispering of the scythe. I like "Anthem for Doomed Youth" because, while there are very few descriptions of the location where the poem takes place, the sounds the poet describes are enough to be able to visualize the scene. While there aren't as many descriptions of sound in the final poem "Eight O'clock", it is an essential part of the poem. The church bells are counting down the time until the man is to be hanged.

These four poems use sound in very different ways, but it is an important part of all of them. I think my favorite poem is "The Forge" because it is the most descriptive and the most interesting to read.

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