Both poems are well written love poems that have similar subjects (love) but differ dramatically because of their structures, meaning, and literary devices. ... The poem is set to rhyme line after line (examples being at the end of lines one and two; 'joy' and 'boy'). ... Only one set of words are rhymed at the end of each line per stanza (examples being "together" and "forever" in lines 7 and 10). Another literary device in On My First Son is words. ... After comparing both poems one can see that though their subjects are similar each poem's structure, mea...

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• Grade Level: High School