My first Sonne and Mid Term Break Essay -- English Literature

My first Sonne and middle Term BreakIn this essay I testament be comparing and commenting on the poems Myfirst Sonne, by Ben Johnson and Mid Term Break by Seamus Heaney.These poems are all a reflection on a close relatives death andportray the poets emotions, feelings and thoughts. However while BenJohnson loses a son Seamus Heaney loses a brother, from these poems wesee two different types of emotions.Mid term break is an autobiographical poem written by Seamus Heaneywhen thinking back rough the death of his little brother. My firstSonne is also autobiographical, but is about the death of BenJohnsons seven year old son. Despite the fact that two poems areabout death the poets emotions are very different, ban Johnson fall loving his son and Heaney finds peace when he sees his brotheronce again.In life there is a moral order of death, which is that parents shouldnever have to go for up their children, but both the poems are the oppositeof the moral order. Even though both poems are different responses todeath I think that they are both equally effective. The poets use oflexis, structures and themes help make their poems effective.Meaning is important in both poems, it shows us that death hobo strikeat any clock time and can have a great impact on us. I think both poems havestraight forward heart- we see Benn Johnson trying to get meaningin his poem for why his son died. Ben Johnson blames himself forloving his child too much, even though we know that infant mortalitywas high at this point. Johnson does not take into mind the context ofthe time he was living in.Structure is important in poems as it affects the rhythm and the tone,this could affect the whole meaning of a ... ...e Gods with Jesus. Eventhough the reader may not be religious the use of expressions makes iteasier to understand than Mid Term Break.Heaney in his concluding line uses alliteration to end the poem, this finalstanza gains our sympathy and we empathise with him. Johnson uses asim ilar technique, using his final line to gain the viewsunderstanding and sympathy.Both poets use words which describe what has happened and how theyfeel, for example Johnson describes his son being exacted. This isanother meaning for collecting, debt collecting.I feel that both poems are effective in their meaning- however personally My First Sonne gains my empathy more than Mid- Term Break.I think this is because it is more understandable and not as complex.Having lost a close person I can understand what Johnson feels- a rushof anger followed by love and regret.