Similarities and Differences for Winter Swans

Comparison of 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers and 'Eden Rock' by Charles Causley

Similarities

• Both poems are about relationships.
• Both use first-person narrative, which makes the poem feel personal and immediate.
• Each poem ends with a separate final stanza that emphasises the final thoughts and emotions of the speakers.
• Both poems use a conversational tone and straightforward language.
• Water is used as a metaphor in each of these poems.

Differences

• Winter Swans is about a…