Similarities Between The Odyssey And Song Of Seiren

Within each passage, both Homer and Atwood depict Sirens with immense differences through the use of tone. The Odyssey has a strong component intensity and urgency throughout the entire piece. Starting with, “… Our trim ship speeding toward the Sirens’ island,” setting the stage for later on when Homer’s, “Heart inside [him] throbbed to listen… [to] their urgent call,” concludes the passage with a powerful tone of clear intensity. Meanwhile, the second poem, Song of Seiren, includes an urgency only within the song, “Help me! Only you, only you can,” the rest of the poem has an air of nonchalance and indifference. This is due to the differing points of view of each poem. The Odyssey is told by Odysseus, a male sailor who barely skims by the