My Father Poem Analysis

Postmodern Poetry Essay We analyzed the two poems, “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop and “In Honor of David Anderson Brooks, My Father” by Gwendolyn Brooks. The correlation between these poems is the act of losing someone or something, but how they react to this loss varies. Within the short poem, “One Art,” the speaker seems to be dulled to the point where she/he has no care when it comes to losing anything or anyone and even recommends practicing this act everyday. “In Honor of David Anderson Brooks, My Father” is completely different in the way that the speaker is sad for the loss of her father, but recognizes and celebrates the fact that her father is in a better place. Other than the contrasting attitudes and themes of these poems, they are similar in every other way such as style, connotation, and subject. For example, both poems are written in first person point of view and use imagery to display a view of a scene or destination. By doing this the speakers become more raw and make their poem more personal. …show more content…
Bishop mentions losing several different things at first that does not seem to bother her at all. In the shift between the second to last and last stanza she goes from non meaningful things into losing a specific person. It is not until this last shift that you truly begin to realize what this poem is about. Brooks takes a different approach and immediately tells you what the poem is about in the title and continues with this straightforwardness throughout the entire poem. You can tell that Brooks in sad about the loss of her father, but she also shows signs of pride in all that he