This DB entry requires you to have read Sarah Cleghorns The golf links lie so near the mill (p. 566) and Randall Jarrells The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner (p. 590):
Prompt: Poem length:
Both of these poems are extremely short (a single four-line stanza and a single five-line stanza). What poetic devices does each poet use in order to evoke strong emotional reactions and make such strong social commentary about each topic? Based upon publication date for each poem, who do you think the intended audience was for each poem? And do you think each poem fulfilled its purpose? Do the poems have the same power for you today or not? Explain why.
