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In all of the poems I selected, the common theme is life. They all praise the highlights, and downfalls of life, and the twists and turns that it may take. Sometimes the poet may be in a good mood, showing the happy side of what he or she feels about life. And the the opposite if the poet in in a bad mood. These poems are mostly happy, but they also need to have a bad side. These aren't just fluffy nonsense poems. They actually tell something about life, and truths and facts life can hold. Although your life may not endure some of the hardships or happinesses these poems explain, I feel like these poems would be the guidelines of most people's lives.

To contrast the poems, I would say that the major difference would be the length in the poems, and the details the poems get into. Some of the poems just simply describe the beauties of life, whereas others actually get into the twists and turns that life might hold during the course of it. One of the poems actually goes through the actual stages that a person's life can take, rather than just using bunches of metaphors to compare life to certain objects. And another questions one's power to take advantage of life, rather than to sit there and watch it happen. It may be the poet's style of writing, but it might also be what the poet feels. Regardless, all of these poems symbolize the essence of life, and do it quite well.

Well written, Connor, and you've certainly identified some of the key points in these poems; the first poems really seem to emphasize taking risks, pushing yourself, which is a critical message in poetry about life. (That theme might have been a bit too 'big' to manage easily - try capturing a more manageable theme next time!)