William Stafford and Randall Jarrell

William Stafford and Randall Jarrell There are two poetry writers that have wrote very good pomes and have quite a few that are popular. To compare and line of merchandise two, it would have to be locomotion through the Dark by William Stafford and The Death of the freak gun turret Gunner by Randall Jarrell. These two authors have a distinct way and style they write there poems, that is why it makes sense to look at these two genuinely close and really see how they write and how they foreshorten the subject across. Both Staffords and Jarrells poem is in the book express in class so having read these two actions it is passably familiar what they are about. scarcely further reading is needed to really understand what these poets are trying to say and what they are writing about. So it is best to read these poems or any poem in general, more than one cadence. Just so it becomes easier to understand the words and the theme. To compare and contrast these two poems every level m akes a difference because that way the ratifier understands what is going on in the poem. When a poet begins to write a poem there is always that one message they are trying to get across or a little story they are trying to tell.So as a endorser, it is important to read a poem more than once to really understand it. Imagery is a big key that both of these poets use. This is good when writing so that the readers are provoke when reading the poem and to really draw mental pictures in the heads of the readers. Metaphor is also a big tool used in poetry, and without that many poems do not make sense. In both of these poems there is metaphor but it is not very clear to see sometimes. A lot of poets however meander on with words and sometimes is not clear on what they are trying to say.So with these two poems you see how one is easier to read than the other. In William Staffords Traveling through the Dark it is very clear on what he is writing about and the theme is simple to underst and. But in Randall Jarrells The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner it is not that easy to get if you just read the poem once. Randall Jarrell is a type of writer that criticizes a lot of other publications he does not like. He gives a lot of harsh criticism because he is a big fan of literature so by sightedness work that is badly written he is not afraid to come out and say something about it.But many other writers say over time he softens up because he is worried about the writers extinction. Even though he was really tough on other writers work, Jarrells passion for writing shows in his poetry. His poetry is more of the modern plain style which other famous writers use like Robert Frost. Jarrell likes to write about normal experiences that connect to the readers feelings. Not all of his poetry makes sense like The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner if it is only read once. Jarrell writes in a colloquial voice and mostly all his poems have no development in them.He will write about a topic and just go one and one but you do not see what he is really talking about at first. When you read Randall Jarrells work there is a lot of critical thinking that is involved and a lot of questions. For example in this poem the title says The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner and by seeing the word Gunner it makes sense to say this poem might be about war or a mavin plane. Jarrells other work was a lot about war because that is what he enjoyed to write about, so it only seems right that this poem is about war. But when you read it at first it seems as if he may be writing about an abortion.Because he uses the word mother, it may throw off the reader but he uses a lot of tomography in the poem, so when you think about it, it may connect to an abortion. The Gunner in this case could be the doctor and the Ball Turret could be the mothers womb. Since he connects a lot of his work to war the Ball Turret could be the demesne like space where the pilot of a jet fighter would be in and the Gunner of course would be the enemy. And when the character in the poem was attacked he went upside down in the turret, little sphere, and looked like a fetus in the womb.But when a reader reads it for the first time it is not as clear, so it is safe to say that Randall Jarrells type of writing is not as clear and makes the reader think bit reading. Jarrells poems were meant to have the reader really think about what they are reading to a point where one might get confused. So now there is the other side where it is ofttimes easier to read and comprehend what the author is saying. Staffords work is mostly always dealing with the outdoors and thats mainly because of where Stafford grew up. He is also known for his queer method of composition and soft spoken voice.You can easily tell by reading his work because he does not try to confuse the reader and just gets the main point of the poem out there. Unlike Jarrell, Stafford goes into a lot of detail and uses imagery to show the reader what to think about while reading. For example, his poem Traveling through the Dark is taken place along a roadside near the woods. The poem is viewed as a dramatic lyric because Stafford develops the scene just like a playwright. You have the characters (speaker, deer) setting (nighttime on Road) complication (swerve might make more curtly) action (dragged) rising tide (pushed deer over the edge).When you first read the poem it seems simple, that there is a dead deer on the road and the speaker pulls over and pushes the dead deer over the bank into the river. Yes the dead deer is pregnant because the character explains how he could feel the warmth on her belly, and yes he decides to roll it into the bank to hold back accidents. But why does Stafford write about a dead deer on the road. It is to show how a person unexpectedly faces a crisis which tests his or her incorrupt sensitivity in everyday life. And that is what Stafford mostly writes about, everyday life situ ations.So by looking at these two poets you can see that Randall Jarrell likes to write with so some(prenominal) passion and wants it to be so perfect that sometimes his work is not easily understood. Jarrell wants the reader to think about what they are really reading, but sometimes bores the reader. Now William Stafford also wants the reader to think about the theme but it is much clearer on how he sets up his poems. He uses more and clear imagery so that the reader can see what the main point to the poem is. And these two pieces of work are good examples on how these two poets write their feelings and thoughts down.