Comparing the Poems City Jungle by Pie Corbett, London by...

Comparing the Poems City Jungle by Pie Corbett, London by William Blake and Londinium by Catatonia City Jungle by Pie Corbett, London by William Blake and Londinium by Catatonia are poems that share the same theme: cities and city life. They each have negative opinions of cities and similar themes and messages, that cities are unpleasant. The poems are however, vastly different in their style; City Jungle has a fun atmosphere, whereas Londinium and London have depressing atmospheres (especially London). City jungle is simple, direct and modern title that paradoxically compares cities to jungles; both are over crowded, hostile places though are opposite extremes on the spectrum of†¦show more content†¦In Londinium Catatonia (a famous singer/song writer from Wales) autobiographically expresses that she would like to leave London and go, perhaps home to Wales because of the capitalism, commercialism and pollution of London. Both London and Londinium are written in the first person narrative in such a style that it is like the poet is talking to us. Blake describes to us what he sees as he walks around London and Catatonia communicates her opinions of London whilst she is in a taxi. City Jungle is written in narrative but in the third person, unlike London and Londinium. London is written in an old fashioned, formal style, the language Londinium is colloquial and the language in City Jungle is metaphorical. The atmospheres of all three poems are fundamentally the same, depressing, negative and sinister. However the poets approaches to the depression and negativity are quite different. Although City Jungle depressing it has a comical and bizarre atmosphere, A motorbike snarls; Dustbins flinch.. London has an apparently depressing atmosphere, as does Londinium. It is clear to see that Blake is genuinely distressed by what he sees when walking around London, Catatonia merely finds the place unpleasant and has a desire to leave it. City Jungle absolutely brims with imagery, metaphors