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Good Morning
Who do you consider
as truly great? I By: were Great of Those Truly Stephen Who Think Spender Continually was born on February 28, 1909 in London, England and died on July 16, 1995 in London; he is an English poet and critic, who made his reputation in the 1930s. Sir Stephen Spender (Sir Stephen Harold Spender) “I think Continually of Those Who Were Truly Great” I think continually of those who were truly great. Who, from the womb, remembered the soul’s history Through corridors of light, where the hours are suns, Endless and singing. Whose lovely ambition Was that their lips, still touched with fire, Should tell of the Spirit, clothed from head to foot in song. And who hoarded from the Spring branches The desires falling across their bodies like blossoms. What is precious, is never to forget The essential delight of the blood drawn from ageless springs Breaking through rocks in worlds before our earth. Never to deny its pleasure in the morning simple light Nor its grave evening demand for love. Never to allow gradually the traffic to smother With noise and fog, the flowering of the spirit. Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields, See how these names are fêted by the waving grass And by the streamers of white cloud And whispers of wind in the listening sky. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire’s centre. Born of the sun, they travelled a short while toward the sun And left the vivid air signed with their honor. Similarities
Differences Differences Instructions: Study the statements below. Check the statement/s that refers to both poems. If the statement refers to the first poem, write your name and if it refers to the second poem, write the name of your crush. •Nature pays tribute to persons of valor. •The text is a lyric poetry. •The persona recounts old memories of friendship. •The text is marked with vivid imagery. •Personification is utilized by the author. •The text talks about what endures through time. •The text talks about greatness. •The persona thought about who were truly great. •There is a repetition of a line. •The literary text was written on 1928 and 1788.
