The two poetic works, “ January ” by John Updike and “ New World ” by Scott N. Momaday display to the readers the beauty of nature and the fine details that nature is composed. On the one hand, John Updike in his writing " January ” describes a winter day and the turn of events in such a day during winter. Scott Momaday on the other hand through his “ New Day " poem describes the various times of a day and their beauties. It can be noted that these two writers both talk about a similar theme which is nature and the beauty of a day. Additionally, the two poems are based on a single day setting. While “ January ” clearly describes a winter day, “ New World ” seems to describe a summer day though not as clear as the former piece of work does. The two writers in their efforts to appeal to their readers and send their messages home have strived to employ various literacy styles and based their poems on themes all in a bid to create a clear path for their pieces of work.
On the reading the two poems, one may make a quick judgment to say that “ New World ” by Scott Momaday is well developed perhaps due to the simple fact that it is more in length than the other poem. Nevertheless, I seek to prove otherwise that John Updike’s work in “ January ” possesses more literary developments, more literacy structures than the former and prove a point that the work in the latter poem is more structured and developed than the former.
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Scott Momaday’s “ New World ” describes the three various times of the day and though not so clear, speaks of a normal day. He employs a lot of imagery in his work based on the vivid description of the different times. The line “the earth glitters with leaves” proposes to the reader an image of a bright morning with the morning sunlight. It is notable how the entire poem is based on narration and description of a chronology of events as they unfold throughout the day, all these descriptions are explicit imagery that guides the reader to think of a day and the activities of such a day, making it essential for the writer to inject the message to the reader.
“ January ” asserts that the days of the winter are short with the sun only appearing in minimal quantity. The writer describes the cold of winter to appear in snow filled days and with a track of footsteps on the snow. Further to that, the rivers flowing during the days of the winter are rather cold and freezing, and the people predominantly dress in heavy jackets and hood as a result of the cold. The winter days bring about cold winds, and the people are prompted to use radiators throughout to keep warm. From the first stanza of the poem, John Updike employs a metaphor. He says that "The sun a spark." This metaphor compares the sun rays to the weak and less effective effects of a fire spark, insinuating that indeed the day is characterized with no real sunlight. Additionally, the first stanza is filled with rhyming words “Spark, dark, dark” which are important in creating a flow to capture the reader’s attention into the work. Notably, the poem is filled with vivid descriptions that suggest the use of imagery. To add on this, the writer employs personification in the last stanza of the poem by giving the radiator the purring sound of the radiator. He says ’the radiator purrs all day” as a way to convince the reader of the state of events.
In summary, it is crystal clear that the poem “ January ” is richer in literacy than the poem “ New World ."
