Comparing Blessing by imtiaz Dharke and Island Man by...

In this essay I will be comparing two poems which show connections between people and the places in which they live. The two poems I will be comparing and contrasting are â€Å"Blessing† by imtiaz Dharker and â€Å"Island Man† by Grace Nichols. Both of these poets express their feelings through these poems. Grace Nichols allocates her experiences of how people feel when separated from the environment and place they lived in for such a long period of time. On the contrary Imtiaz Dharker uses the poem â€Å"Blessing† to convey the importance of water for less fortunate people. From both of the poems I have chosen I can see that the poets have written about something they feel is important. The reason why I have chosen these two poems is because both of the†¦show more content†¦The poem â€Å"Blessing† is about an unfortunate group of people who miraculously find clean water because of a pipe bursting. This is seen as a blessing because of the inadeq uate amount of water they get in addition to the hot weather conditions and constant droughts. Imtiaz Dharker sets the poem â€Å"Blessing† in a shanty town near Mumbai. She starts the poem with a powerful simile describing the state of these people whilst setting the scene. â€Å"The skin cracks like a pod†. The word â€Å"skin† could demote metaphorically to the earth. Immediately an image of drought and dry soil comes to mind. The phrase â€Å"cracks† highlights how hot the country is. This is effective because it allows the reader to envision the scene. The use of onomatopoeia exemplifies the noise of the ground exemplifies the noise of the ground. On the other hand the poem. â€Å"Island Man† is about a Caribbean man who one morning woke up in London. This anonymous character is used live in the Caribbean island but wakes up every morning to the sounds and blissful memories of the Caribbean. The Caribbean Scenario that he thinks he has woken u p to contrasts harshly with the reality of his existence in London. The sentence â€Å"wakes up to sounds of blue surf† proves that Island Man sees the Caribbean as a calm and relaxing location however the poet describes London as a â€Å"grey metallic soar†. This usage of language is an illusion compared to the