Comparison Of The Swimmer And

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of flowers or plants. This similarity is very strong, as it helps to paint the same picture in the reader’s head. Both describe a very beautiful scene of nature involving the blossoming of a plant, perhaps reflecting the
changes the character might go through.
However, there is one fact that distinguishes the imagery in “Lone Bather” from the imagery used in “The Swimmer.” The “Lone Bather” tends to describe a softer, calmer image, while “The Swimmer” seems to have a rougher, more darkened picture it paints for the reader. For example, in “Lone Bather”: “ He rolls in his heap of fruit, he slides his belly over the melonrinds of
water, curved and smooth and green.” This seems to illustrate the peacefulness of the situation, almost creating a lazy, calm atmosphere. However, the imagery within “The Swimmer” is quite opposite. “The Swimmer” tends to portray a scene of force, as ...

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are both mastered by these two poets. In some cases, it seems as if the two are trying to make their points distinct from each other’s. In the case of word choice, A.M. Klein chooses to dwell on a more positive side, with Layton taking the negative. Proof of this is found in “Lone Bather” : “swims fancy and gay ....under the satins of his great big bed.” This quote shows the richness and prosperity of the water, and how the water is viewed by the character in it. Within “The Swimmer” almost the opposite is identified: “ to the tiger shadows.......through underwater slums.” This quote illustrates the poverty
of the water in the ...

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