Comparing William Wordsworths Composed Upon Westminster Bridge and Wil

Compare and Contrast William Wordsworths quiet Upon Westminster bridgework and William Blakes capital of the United Kingdom William Wordsworth and William Blake wrote poems roughly capital of the United Kingdom, hardly they presented their views from different angles. Wordsworth sees the sweetheart in London and Blake sees only the ugliness. William Wordsworths Composed Upon Westminster Bridge gives a step-by-step look at the awe-inspiring knockout of a London sunrise, whereas William Blakes London shows the dreary ugliness of London life sentence by taking a stroll down Londons streets. Composed Upon Westminster Bridge affects the reader with a sense of wonderment at the beauty that is created with a sunrise. London appears to be the most beautiful place on state during a sunrise. The sun bathes the city in light and gives the reader a sense of purity and cleanliness. London affects the reader with an opposite feeling. The reader sees the repellent side of London in the fac es of its citizens. The citizens of London are unhappy with their lives, but they accept it with resignation. It is appalling 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 youthful women become prostitutes. The death that ripostes upon a marriage is often transfer through the diseases a prostitute passes on. A sense of anger is matte at a life that allows such 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, equal 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 o f imagery and rhythm places the reader in an angry tension filled situation. Wordsworths readers have the wonders of a sunrise overspread before them and beauty is seen everywhere. Blakes readers become angry at the ugliness and grievance of life and bondage and resignation are seen everywhere. Both authors achieved their tasks admirably.Works CitedBlake, William. London. books An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. seventh 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.