Compare And Contrast The Ways
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 in which the poet describes the breakdown if the relationship. Comment on the effectiveness of their verse-craft
I chose to compare the poems: An Anniversary, by Vernon Scannel
Dismissal, by John Tripp
A Winters Tale, by D.H. Lawrence
In the poem “An Anniversary” the poet describes the ....          
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....  as he describes a cold winter’s day when the relationship broke down.
In “An Anniversary” the poet says:
 “The sky’s smeared monotone.”
 This means the sky was smeared with one colour, which may signify a boring colourless relationship.
 “Two willow leaves glide smoothly on
 The water’s shimmering skin;”
 This is an example of ‘Enjambment’. It describes the leaves floating smoothly but apart from each other. The use of enj ....          
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