hat the theme of the poem is that outstanding beauty in an individual can never be overlooked. In contrast, the lines “Nought cared this body for wind or weather” and “When Youth and I lived in’t together,” in the poem “Youth and Age” make it hard for the audience to figure out or analyze its theme. To the reader, it seems as thought the message is hidden. The speaker means the older you get, the weaker you are physically.In “A Child’s Laughter,” the poet, Algernon Charles Swinburne, uses images of sound to explain the lines “All the winds on earth may bring All sweet sounds together” and “Sweeter far than all things heard.” By this, the speaker is stating that no other harmonious sound in the world is as pleasing as the sound of laughing children. In contrast, Jessica Hagedorn in her poem, “Sorcery,” does not use images of nature, but decides to use images of vision instead. The speaker states, “they most likely be walking down the street when you least expect it trying to look ordinary…” Because of this quotation, the reader can visualize a good looking indidvidual standing out in the crowd. One speaker is expressing his or her love of children and the other is expressing lust of the flesh, thus; the type of imagery used by each poet helps in implementing the poets’ message. Moreover, in “Lullaby,” Richard Rowlands chooses to use the images of emotion to convey the endearing love that a parent has towards his or her child. For example, the speaker states, “Upon my lap my sovereign sits And sucks upon my breast” and “Sing lullaby, my little boy, Sing lullaby, mine only joy,” which signifies that because this child is the speaker’s most precious treasure, he will provide for the child the best he could. Lastly, in Coleridge’s “Youth and Age” ...
