Comparison Poem
'Octopus' and an Article in the Toronto Globe and Mail
Comparative Commentary
In this commentary I will compare the Poem Octopus' by Pat Lowther (text A) to the article in the Toronto Globe an Mail written by Anne Mcllroy (text B). The theme of both texts is the same, namely how we can learn from animals. In text A the writer focuses on the Octopus, whereas text B gives a number of short descriptions of different animals. In both texts the animals is compared to a machine. For example in text A "like a machine dreamed by Leonardo", an example which you can find in text B is the fact that the unique eardrums of the parasitic fly are being compared to a possible hearing aid in the future. Both texts show the functional aspects of these animals, by showing this functional aspect both writers express a lot of admiration. Another thing which these two texts have in common is the fact that they both contain movement. In text A the octopus starts, after being at rest, to move in the second stanza. In text B there's also a kind of movement described, in this case it's the movement of technology. It shows that the technology will always develop new things, that it is a moving process.
The two texts are written for a different purpose. Text A is a poem and it especially tries to amuse the reader, while text B is an article which gives you information. Text B is told in a very enthusiastic way, which makes this article besides informative also amusing. These texts have another thing in common, both writers are expressing their admiration for animals and nature in general. They are showing the reader how wonderful and purposeful nature is, this is shown by words like: lovely, functional, beautifully, unique, most acute.
Text A is accessible to a broad public, the tone which is created by the writer is very light. The tone in text B also shows that his text is written for a broader public, although it's about a scientific subject. The writer addresses the reader already in the first line of text B, this gives a kind of
In this commentary I will compare the Poem Octopus' by Pat Lowther (text A) to the article in the Toronto Globe an Mail written by Anne Mcllroy (text B). The theme of both texts is the same, namely how we can learn from animals. In text A the writer focuses on the Octopus, whereas text B gives a number of short descriptions of different animals. In both texts the animals is compared to a machine. For example in text A "like a machine dreamed by Leonardo", an example which you can find in text B is the fact that the unique eardrums of the parasitic fly are being compared to a possible hearing aid in the future. Both texts show the functional aspects of these animals, by showing this functional aspect both writers express a lot of admiration. Another thing which these two texts have in common is the fact that they both contain movement. In text A the octopus starts, after being at rest, to move in the second stanza. In text B there's also a kind of movement described, in this case it's the movement of technology. It shows that the technology will always develop new things, that it is a moving process.
The two texts are written for a different purpose. Text A is a poem and it especially tries to amuse the reader, while text B is an article which gives you information. Text B is told in a very enthusiastic way, which makes this article besides informative also amusing. These texts have another thing in common, both writers are expressing their admiration for animals and nature in general. They are showing the reader how wonderful and purposeful nature is, this is shown by words like: lovely, functional, beautifully, unique, most acute.
Text A is accessible to a broad public, the tone which is created by the writer is very light. The tone in text B also shows that his text is written for a broader public, although it's about a scientific subject. The writer addresses the reader already in the first line of text B, this gives a kind of