A comparision between Rising Five and Before the Sun

Comparing Rising Five and Before the Sun

....We never see the flower,

But only the fruit in the flower; never the fruit,

But only the rot in the fruit.

1) To what extent do the lines above express a viewpoint expressed in both Rising Five and Before the Sun?

2) What do we learn from the two poems about attitudes to life and the natural world?

3) Apply the following statements to either Rising Five or Before the Sun or both poems by placing them in the table below:

celebrates life celebrates the beauty of the natural world

references to time are significant the poem is a lament

written in the present tense

written in the past tense then shifts into the present tense

encourages readers to savour the moment and relish simple pleasures

feelings of harmony and serenity are conveyed

tone is sorrowful tone is joyous

boy communes with nature

shape of poem contributes to meaning

poem ends with reference to death

portrays the relationship between humans and nature in a very positive way

explores mortality a first person narrative

physical description of the boy is important

the poet is interested in the way we experience the world around us.

explores what it is like to be a child or adolescent

portrays a world set apart from modern society