Sonnets - William Wordsworth and Paul Laurence Dunbar

The sonnets London, 1802 by Wordsworth and Douglass, by Dunbar both(prenominal) cerebrate to each other through and through and through the theme of addressing the problems of hostelry. In Wordsworths poem Douglass is called upon to return England keep going to its old common way. The mountain of London have bring into being corrupted and their hearts stained. Wordsworth calls away for Douglass to relive this new date of reference and help resolve the swampy England. Dunbars poem calls place to the abolitionist leader Douglass and brings nigh the time that although America has gotten aside its geezerhood of thraldom, there are still dark days ahead. There is still racial discrimination and segregation that go on, still Douglass willing be the indicator lamp that will lead them through this storm.\nThe authors use of a innovation of literary devices adds depth and complement to the poems theme of resolving the problems of society. twain poems London, 1802 and Dou glass use apostrophes to address the hearing. Milton! is use to address the dead slope poet and Ah Douglass, addresses the abolitionist leader. For the first line of products both Wordsworth and Dunbar praise their audience as the notable individuals who will help return heathen values to the decadent societies. special K shouldst be living at this hour and we have hang upn on bad days bring in a comparable opinion of discouragement and insisting for a change in societys current corruption. The parable in London, 1802, she is a fen of stagnant waters outlines the greyness aura that has gone oer England demeaning its altar, sword, and pen temporary hookup The awful tide in Douglass represents the growing number of slavery in the United States. Although both authors mark a compete for different situations their perseverance and earnestness on the subject charge both men, Milton and Douglass into achieving a similar goal of gaining back manners, virtue, exemption and pow er. In line 9 Milton is referred to as the star which re...