Comparing William Wordsworths Composed Upon Westminster Bridge and Wil

Compare and Contrast William Wordsworths Composed Upon Westminster Bridge and William Blakes capital of the United Kingdom William Wordsworth and William Blake wrote poems about capital of the United Kingdom, but they presented their views from different angles. Wordsworth sees the beauty in London and Blake sees only the ugliness. William Wordsworths Composed Upon Westminster Bridge gives a step-by-step look at the awe-inspiring beauty of a London sunrise, whereas William Blakes London shows the dreary ugliness of London life by taking a stroll down Londons streets. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge affects the reader with a star of wonderment at the beauty that is created with a sunrise. London appears to be the most beautiful place on earth during a sunrise. The sun bathes the urban center in light and gives the reader a sense of purity and cleanliness. London affects the reader with an opposite feeling. The reader sees the unsavory side of London in the faces of its citizens. Th e citizens of London are unhappy with their lives, but they accept it with resignation. It is stately how the Church uses the small chimney-sweeping children to clean the soot of London and the poor become soldiers that die for the monarchy. The purity and cleanliness of London is lost when young women become prostitutes. The death that falls upon a marriage is often transmitted through the diseases a prostitute passes on. A sense of anger is felt at a life that allows such(prenominal) sadness and darkness to fall upon the citizens of London. Wordsworth and Blake use different techniques in their poems to present their views. Wordsworth uses personification to bring the beauty of the sunrise to life. London takes on human traits with This city now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of... ...y emphasizing the dreary bondage of the London citizens in London. Wordsworths use of imagery and rhythm places the reader in a calm and peaceful situation. Blakes use of imagery and rhythm places the reader in an angry tension filled situation. Wordsworths readers have the wonders of a sunrise lead before them and beauty is seen everywhere. Blakes readers become angry at the ugliness and unfairness of life and bondage and resignation are seen everywhere. Both authors achieved their tasks admirably.Works CitedBlake, William. London. Literature An gateway to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 7th ed. New York Longman, 1999. 729. Wordsworth, William. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge. Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 7th ed. New York Longman, 1999. 1157.