Comparing Eros Poems

Tierra Palumbo
Period 1
AP English 12
08/17/11
Ms. Rose
Eros Compare and Contrast Essay Eros also known as Cupid; the Greek god of love, is known for his immortal beauty through ancient, modern art, and literature. Bridges and Stevenson show there opinions’ of Eros through two different poems. Bridges portrays Eros as being beautiful and as important as Zeus, as for Stevenson; she sees Eros as misunderstood god, who is abused for his lust. Through using poetic devices these writers show that there is more of Eros than may be portrayed. Through two different poems we, get two different Eros. Bridges imagery in “Eros” shows how his beauty may be recognized, but how little people notice how lonely he is. Bridges describes Eros' beauty through vivid imagery and epithets, such as "idol of the human race" (2), "flower of lovely youth" (4), "image of external Truth" (6), "exuberant flesh so fair" (6), "chaste marmoreal form" (9), and "starry sheen of nakedness". The declaration that only the talented sculptor, Pheidias could create something as beautiful as Eros is yet another compliment on his looks. The repetition of
In line 13 "Surely thy body is thy mind" it shows that Eros would be