Poetry Analysis Paper of Edgar Lee Masters and Amy Lowell

Hope versus Passionate Love Two poets can be both alike and different, just as the two poets Edgar Lee Masters and Amy Lowell are Edgar Lee Masters and Amy Lowell write poetry about life, finding love and experiencing loss in very different ways, but both are successful in bringing about a truly touching connection with their readers. These two poets have an extraordinary ability to attract their audiences, by using both romanticism and modern techniques in their writing. Amy Lowell said it best when she said, â€Å"A poet feeds on beauty as a plant feeds on air,† and both of these poets are obviously very talented and successful in using natural beauty to be a driving force in their poetry. In her book Tendencies in Modern American Poetry,†¦show more content†¦The main theme of â€Å"Patterns† is passion and love. The protagonist sees her lover and her union to him as an escape from the constrictions of society and its rigid expectations of how a young lady should dress and act. After l earning of the death of her beloved who was a soldier, she is obviously hurting and not as optimistic of her future without him. Amy Lowell’s â€Å"Patterns† is told from the first person point of view just like that of â€Å"Lucinda Matlock†, but is not a dramatic monologue. The narrator does not tell the reader about her life as a reflection, but instead speaks more directly to the reader. This still allows Lowell’s audience to connect with the protagonist on a personal level, as they are able to see firsthand how this young woman feels and reacts to devastating news. â€Å"Patterns† is not like â€Å"Lucinda Matlock† wherein the main character is still young, rather than an old woman. This fact makes the reader feel all the more touched by her loss, since she has experienced this as a young woman, before she was able to spend a long life with her beloved. The first clue of how the woman feels about society and its expectations is in lines ten through eight-teen where she talks about her dress and how it does not fit her body, nor does it fit who she is as a person, but is merely â€Å"Just a plate of current fashion† (1424). â€Å"Patterns† has a romantic aspect