Lots Wife, Akhmatovas Version

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of information to figure out for ourselves while Szymborska’s uses connotation in a manner which gives us more detail as to what is going on. Although there are many differences in the two different versions of the same poem, several things contribute to the similarities among them. One of the most noticeable similarities is of course the general theme the story line, and tone. All of the elements of poetry are prevalent in both pieces. They bring the reader through different emotions taking them to different endings of the same story, yet they leave the reader with almost identical impressions of what occurred. The poem’s structure influences how it is read. Structure affects all of the other elements of poetry either directly or indirectly. Akhmatova’s version of this piece is organized into four stanzas. Akhmatova’s version includes line breaks ( hence the four stanzas ) that emphasize different portions of the poem, while Szymborska’s line breaks ...

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draws everything into question hinting towards the end as opposed to Szymborska’s where she structurally does nothing to foreshadow the ending for us, but merely concludes her poem with a matter of fact statement
regarding the possibility of having fallen facing the city. Akhmatova’s poem characterizes the subject of the poem in a way that implies to the reader that she was a woman of little significance. She does this connotatively with her diction, especially when she says things such as “Who will grieve for this woman?” and “Does she not seem too insignificant for our concern?”. In comparison to Szymborska’s version where thespeaker is actually ...

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