Write 6 page essay on the topic Compare and analyze 2 poems, then answer which is more stronger and satisfying poem.Download file to see previous pages... She sees herself as plain-looking, full of im

Write 6 page essay on the topic Compare and analyze 2 poems, then answer which is more stronger and satisfying poem.

She sees herself as plain-looking, full of imperfections and that she lacks the physical attributes of a dazzling lady as models on the magazines emulate. Somehow, the speaker believes that finding the perfect dress will reveal her hidden attractiveness. In the first stanza, the author writes about discovering “a blue confession in smudged, erasable ink” (de los Santos 444) stating about the longing of a girl to become miraculously beautiful all of a sudden. This sets the initial tone of the poem as sad since the blue color is associated with unhappiness and melancholy (Oxford Online Reference). Also, the revelation written in erasable ink connotes the idea that the fantasy of becoming pretty is something that the author wishes to deny but consistently occupies her thoughts until she got older. The speaker was able to relate to the journal that she’s reading, admitting that every girl wants to become beautiful as society dictates, which is measured by perfect physical appearance like stunning face, gorgeous hair and shapely body (de los Santos 444). The speaker further shares her own frustrations and body issues, dwelling on her desire to have the elegant features of tall, thin models. More so, she believes that finding the perfect dress will reveal her inner magnificence, the hidden splendor that she aches to unleash for others to see as she did when she was fifteen. She painstakingly sought for a dress that will bring out the beauty in her. The speaker trusts that finding impeccable attire, though cheap, will bring an ordinary miracle to straighten her crooked sense of body image and for other people to finally acknowledge her essence of beauty (de los Santos 444). On the other hand, “Beauty” by Tony Hoagland is a poem on how a sibling is appreciating his sister’s beauty amid the illness that corrupted her physical appearance. Observing his sister throughout childhood to adulthood, the speaker became the vehicle in witnessing the growth of his sister in becoming a beautiful person from a shallow individual. The poem defines true beauty as unbounded by outward features, something that is attained from the inner goodness of a person and how she carries herself. The story started with the speaker describing the change on his sister’s appearance as an effect of medication for her illness, “caused tiny vessels in her face to break, leaving faint but permanent blue stitches in her cheeks” (Hoagland 18). This graphic account on his sister’s face’s transformation is detailed and straightforward, sending a clear idea on how his sister’s pretty face is permanently damaged. His sister immediately resigned to the idea of being beautiful, readily accepting the loss of the very thing that she’s known for throughout her life. Initially the speaker’s sister admitted liberty, as if being attractive is a liability that she endured for several years. However the speaker sensed his sister’s regret as the idea of losing something that is looked upon as a gift suddenly dawned into her.