Comparison Of "Speaking Of Poetry" And "966"

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Othello has his blood from Kings his ancestry was barbarous, his
ways African his speech uncouth.� Dickinson implies how impossible their
relationship was in the simple phrase, �Overlooked I all-�, this I
interpret as how she ignored her senses. She knew it wouldn�t work yet
chose to ignore her better judgement.
Another thing that stands out is the styles that these are written
in (especially Mrs. Dickinson�s choice of style). Bishop was taking the
view of an outside party, to which thing are alway6s more clear, so his was
written in a clear, more traditional manner. However Dickinson�s poem was
written as if she were the one involved in this confusing ordeal, and the
confusion was evident in her style. It was very choppy and jumped from
thought to thought, as one would do if unsure of what further action to
take.
So, to wrap all this up in a package, the general idea of these two
poems is that the social classes we live in and accept, unfortunately,
often get in the way of ...

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