Compare/contrast 'On The Black Hill' with 'Long Distance'
Possibly the poem is a lot more concentrated, as poems are never as long as novels. 'On The Black Hill', is a lot less concentrated than 'Long Distance'.A poem has to distil that essence of everything, in less space than a novel. A prose is a concentrated version of the above. In each extract there is a son, and in each extract, the son's try to come to terms with their parent(s) grief. In Long Distance I think that Tony Harrison, at least, begins to come to terms with the death of his parents, where as, in On The Black Hill there is no acceptance. 'Long Distance' and angry, but there is a need/wanting of sympathy. On The Black Hill is full of guilt, though there is a sense of lover there. In 'Long Distance' and 'On The Black Hill' they are ashamed of showing how they are dealing with the deaths. Tone (On The Black Hill) Sombre, in the first part, though seemed to get more so as the text goes on. (Sombre - Depressing) In 'On The Black Hill' the story ends with the image of a museum. Generally, museums are solely focused on the past, which is where the son's are still living - no progress. In 'Long Distance' the poem ends with death. Both extract
On The Black Hill is in rural surroundings, they live on a farm.
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Approximate Word count = 1316
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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