Comparison of Stealing and Hitcher Essay - 1324 Words

Comparison of Stealing and Hitcher In this essay, I will be comparing two poems; Stealing, by Carol Ann Duffy and Hitcher, by Simon Armitage. I will be using several categories in which to structure my comparison, which include style of language and structure. In this piece, I hope to provide in depth analysis into the narrators feelings and the poets techniques. Finally I will be making a summary of my comments in a brief conclusion at the end, which will include my thoughts on both poems. The style of language in these poems have several similarities as well as differences. Firstly, in Stealing, Duffy has managed to fuse conversational English with typical poetic devices. The poem has been written in a colloquial style†¦show more content†¦In Stealing, we can easily establish that the narrator is a member of the subclasses. However, he has very complex feelings and many emotions. Duffy gives the narrator the ability to express his thoughts and feelings in a way unlike any other member of the subclasses. She gives him a voice in which he can express himself. For example, the narrator says â€Å"a mind as cold as the slice of ice within my own brain†. This is not something we would expect from a person from the same background as the one we assume the narrator has. The narrator speaks in a very eerie and disturbing way. He says â€Å"A stranger’s bedroom. Mirrors. I sigh like this - Aah.†. The narrators voice is very significant. It gives us an insight into the reasons for his strange behaviour and increases the drama and bewilderment within the poem. This is the same in Hitcher. The narrators voice gives us an idea of the frustration and anger the narrator is feel ing. Like in stealing we get a sense that not all is right within the mind of the narrator. However, unlike in Stealing, the narrator in Hitcher has many emotions he cannot control and therefore he takes it out on the hitchhiker. â€Å"I let him have it†¦six times with the krooklok in the face†. The Structure of both poems is in keeping with the style, and content they posses. Both poems have structures which reflect the general atmosphere they have. In Stealing, the