Compare And Contrast A Barred Owl And The History Teacher
Lanier Langdale
AP Literature and Composition
Essay III
Poetry Analysis
Wednesday, February 25
Both “A Barred Owl” and “The History Teacher” present the idea of conveying information to children but focus on different results. In “A Barred Owl”, a child’s parents use a personified explanation to make the outside world less scary. In “The History Teacher”, the teacher ironically tries to protect his students’ innocence by playing down history. Each poem is an example of how humans are affected by words. “A Barred Owl” uses imagery to depict a child scared of the unknown noises coming from outside. Wilbur describes the scene as “the warping night-air having brought the boom of an owl’s voice into her darkened room” (1-2). The details
AP Literature and Composition
Essay III
Poetry Analysis
Wednesday, February 25
Both “A Barred Owl” and “The History Teacher” present the idea of conveying information to children but focus on different results. In “A Barred Owl”, a child’s parents use a personified explanation to make the outside world less scary. In “The History Teacher”, the teacher ironically tries to protect his students’ innocence by playing down history. Each poem is an example of how humans are affected by words. “A Barred Owl” uses imagery to depict a child scared of the unknown noises coming from outside. Wilbur describes the scene as “the warping night-air having brought the boom of an owl’s voice into her darkened room” (1-2). The details