The Nature of Evil in What Were They LIke and Vultures :: English Literature Levertov Achebe Essays

The Nature of Evil in What Were They uniform and VulturesThe two poems, What Were They Like and Vultures make the readerthink c arefully about the spirit of abomination due to the use of poeticdevices by the authors Chinua Achebe and Denise Levertov, the way inwhich each poem is structured and presented and besides the way in whichevil is shown in each poem.The poem Vultures portrays a contrast between beneficial and evil, itshows how the two elements can be linked even through realiseddissimilarity. The vultures show make out to one another but they are alsoevil as the poet describes how they devour the human corpse. TheCommandant at Belsen shows do it for his son but again, he also showsdevout evil by exterminating millions of other peoples children atthe camp. In What Were They Like evil is shown in a diametrical light,evil is shown in the sense that all of the goodness has been taken outside(a) and now there is nothing left. It is a series of questionsfollowed by answers which are not fully complete.Both poems use negative adjectives to show the disposition of evil.Examples of this from Vultures are greyness, dead, broken, cold,strange and gross. Silent, smashed, charred and bitter are only a hardly a(prenominal)examples of the many in What Were They Like. The use of thesenegative adjectives shows the authors disapproving opinion of theevents expound in each poem. Chinua Achebe uses alliteration to9show his feelings in phrases such as drizzle of one despondent andPraise bounteous Providence.The structure of Vultures is interesting the first sectiondescribes the love and evil shown by the vultures which is linked byanother collection of hornswoggle lines to a description of the Commandantand the way in which he shows some(prenominal) love and evil. The use of short,sharp lines in the poem makes it seem more powerful.The presentation of What Were They Like is very effective. There aresix questions one later another in the first stanza followed by thesix answers in the succor stanza. The poet answers the questions from