Dorador And Svalbard Comparison

Nature is an important aspect of life, because its beautiful sceneries can calm a person’s mind. However, nature can be superior when compared to humankind, because it has the ability to create vulnerability and weaken people’s mentality. Within “Labrador” and “Svalbard”, both of the poets illustrate the theme of nature through the repetition of nature puns. For example, Williams states “shadows/ […] rocks/ […] waters” (Line 1-4), and Padel states “carbony bindweed/ […] Brannich’s guillemots” (Line 3-5), which all happens to make up what we all know as the natural beauty of Earth. Also, Padel states “Eden” (Line 9) which is an indirect nature pun because it connects with the story of The Garden of Eden. The story has been told as a time when

Nonetheless, when you analyze the poem, it is actually very complex in that the poet has embedded all of the speaker’s emotions and thoughts into the poem. Therefore, I as the reader can synthesize that the simplicity of nature is what makes it so valuable. Its pleasing landscape can get rid of the worries and wonders in life, making the speaker calm and relaxed just by looking at its sceneries. In contrast, the poem, “Svalbard” by Ruth Padel is more complicated in terms of its diction and format. Personally, I view that the poem itself is also about nature. However, unlike “Labrador” it is not bordering on the idea of how valuable nature can be to humans. It is essentially about the superiority of nature because of its complex diction. For example, Padel states “carbony bindweed” (Line 3), demonstrating the superiority of nature because weed has the ability to suck the life out of living

Personally, I believe Williams uses enjambment in his poem to express the closure between the speaker and nature. By taking away the need for formalities in his poem, Williams displays the special relationship between nature and the speaker who is getting older. In the second stanza of the poem “Labrador”, Williams states, “It is ice to this body” (Line 5), symbolizing the speaker’s frail body because the ocean is freezing. Moreover, the speaker’s thoughts are still connecting with the “immeasurable sea” (Line 8). I am certain that the “immeasurable sea” (Line 8), represent the fact that now the speaker is getting old, nature is the little pieces of joy that the speaker can find in life. Lastly, Williams mentions, “unmarred” (Line 9), to showcase the trust that the speaker has given to nature/ocean, because “unmarred,” means how the ocean’s waves rises and fall. In the third stanza of the poem “Labrador”, the speaker is assured that the ocean’s waves will always be with him through the happiest and saddest moments. This demonstrates that the tides of the ocean signify the speaker’s success and sorrow in