Fueled By Marce Haens Poem Analysis

The poem, “Fueled,” by Marcie Hans and the poem, “Machines,” by Daniel Whitehead Hicky are able to be compared and contrasted due to many poetic devices. These poems share many similarities, the most important being their theme. This is the idea that man-made things are neither more important nor exciting than things from nature. This message is conveyed through comparison and contrast within the poems beginning with man-made things. The tone also changes in both poems, which begin as harsh, but changes to a peaceful and gentle tone as the topic of the poem shifts to nature. When speaking of rockets Hans uses diction to create a harsh, critical tone by using phrases like “tore a tunnel” and “wings of fire.” However, when speaking of a seedling she creates a calm and peaceful tone with phrases like “urged its way” and “fueled only by a thought from God.” Hicky also follows this pattern in his poem. Machines are described with phrases like
Hans uses mainly visual imagery in her poem. These phrases consist of things such as, “the thickness of black,” and, “a million man-made wings of fire.” She also uses auditory imagery twice by saying, “everybody cheered,” and “no one cheered.” Hans uses less than ten images in her poem, since she relies more heavily on figurative language. Though she uses fewer images, she has chosen very powerful ones. These images help to describe the undeniable difference in mankind’s preference to its own creation. Meanwhile, Hicky uses auditory, visual, and tactile imagery. Some of these many images include: “grinding, grinding through the night,” “The butterflies drift idly,” and, “I watch them pulsing, swinging, climbing higher.” Hicky relies very heavily on the images hidden in almost every line. The images Hicky has chosen to include in his poem are vivid, and describe the harshness of machines. The difference in the amount detail of these poems is another major difference of