Now Close The Window
Now close the windows and hush all the fields;
If the trees must, let them silently toss;
No bird is singing now, and if there is,
Be it my loss.
It will be long ere the marshes resume,
It will be long ere the earliest bird:
So close the windows and not hear the wind,
But see all the wind-stirred.
Now use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the images in the second poem.
In the second poem, the speaker is describing a quiet, still scene where the windows are closed and nature is hushed. The imagery of closed windows and stillness contrasts with the earlier image of open windows and the wind stirring the trees.
In the Venn Diagram:
- In the overlapping section, you can write about the common elements in both poems such as the presence of nature and the focus on windows.
- In the left circle, you can write about the specific imagery in the first poem like the birds singing and trees tossing silently.
- In the right circle, you can write about the specific imagery in the second poem like the closed windows and stillness in nature.
Overall, the Venn Diagram will help you see the similarities and differences in the imagery used in the two poems.