Compare and contrast the poems ‘part one’ by Adrian Henri and the excerpts from William Wordsworth’s poem ‘the prelude’

Both William Wordsworth and Adrian Henri tooshie their poems on childhood experiences, which were vehemenceal for their poems. Each has a nostalgic look out of their childhood and idealise the g cardinal which were carefree and when they had no responsibilities. Liverpool was a formative influence for Adrian Henris poem part one which is an account of his early life. Whereas William Wordsworths inspiration for his poem came from where he grew up, The Lake District in Cumbria. He has become Britains most famous poet of nature.For each poet childhood experiences were a happy meter however at that place were also traumatic and more disturbing memories, in particular for Henri, which they had suppressed. The hard-boiledtings of both Adrian Henri and William Wordworths poems are the exact antithesis of each other. Adrian Henri grew up in industrial metropolis which is on the northwestward coast of England. The reference to the ferryboat and the seven bridges indicates that Adri an Henri grew up in Liverpool, the river being the river Mersey.The honor of the boats on the bright river and the cranes from the dockyard get ups the sense experience that Liverpool is a city where shipbuilding is a major source of employment. The description of the nasty smell from the tannery emphasises the view that Liverpool is an industrial area which creates pollution and causes damage to the environs. The allusion to the big shops at Christmas reminds us that Liverpool is a sizeable city and genuinely busy at Christmas time. Although Liverpool reached its prime during the heady 1960s and indeed the city did suffer economically during the 1980s.Liverpool is maybe most renowned as the home of the most successful pop band of all time-the Beatles, heralding the theme of an era in which Liverpool was the capital of popular culture. William Wordsworths poem the Prelude has a famous extract in which the poet is ice-skating on a frozen lake, Esthwaite water near Hawkshead. The setting of Wordsworths poem is a pastural scene where on that point is mention of cottage windows and the striking of the village clock which gives the impression that he came from a rural background and he was bought up in the countryside.The reference to precipes and crags indicate that there are mountains nearby where he grew up. The extract from the poem is set in the winter season around January or February. There is reference to the frosty season and there is ikon of the leafless trees and the fires blazing through the twilight gloom the poet also mentions that it is nearly dark at 6 oclock. Adrian Henri lived in area where there were a wide range of back to back terraced houses.He grew up very much in a traditional working class background, but a proud one which looked after their home, the step was cleaned twice a week and a polished lobby they were a devoutly religious family. We ticktock the impression that Adrian Henri was an only child, who was cared by his grandf ather as his mum had to work. The poet seemed to occupy been closer to his grandfather preferably than his mother. On returning home from shopping he would shout to his grandfather to show him what he had vindicatory been bought he also recalls his grandfathers moustache tickling him whilst his grandfather was kissing.To a young child the grandfather could score been intimidating with his load voice. However, this was not the case because of the laughter in his country globes eyes his bark was more offensive than his bite. He was fastidious over his appearance he wore gleaming black boots he was a man of habit he never wore a collar but always a stud. He was a countryman at heart. He grew up in a rural and the agricultural environment. His experiences seem to echo one of the key movements in the nineteenth century called rural depopulation.Once arriving to Liverpool Adrians grandfather would try reanimate the countryside by building on allotment, he had a connexion with nat ure Adrian Henri compares his grandfather to a lofty fir tree inn the park. Adrian Henris uncle Bill was a burden and an embarrassment to the family in front of neighbours and other chew upors. He smelt of bear and horses from this we can conjecture he used to spend most of his time in the pub and betting offices. He was a veteran of the First World War, because of the war he became disabled he was incapacitated and unemployed.Unfortunately William Wordsworths parents had past away cares not for his home he does not have to worry about going home on time. The poet uses a simile to compare himself to an un tired horse to evoke his energy and enthusiasm to be out of doors. In the line we hissed a foresighted the polished ice in games the poet uses onomatopoeia to suggest the sounds the skates would make while moving over the ice. In the middle of the poem Wordsworth deliberately chooses to engage an impression of gravid sound or movement rhythm, tumult, not a voice was idle.It is maniphastly clear that Wordsworth preferent spending time alone rather than being around people. We get the impression Adrian Henri had a commonsensical happy childhood he has fond memories of relatives ad images of home characterized by bright colours. However when Henri returns to his hometown it was a dillusioning experience. He had hoped to find familiar landmarks but everything had changed. The allotment at the foot of the hill had gone now, great gaunt terraces scarred with graffiti. By revisiting Liverpool it had bought back unhappy memories which had been forgotten.Wordsworth preferred to be on his own and insulate from other people. At the time of the boat incident it was early evening Wordsworth was independent he was in an adventures spirit. Stealing the boat indicates his willingness to do forbid things. it was an act of stealth and troubled pleasure at first he enjoyed the experience and deliberately rowed for the horizons utmost boundary- to escape from where he s tarted willingness to be alone prode of skill the simile the boat go through the lake like a graceful swan. There is a change of mood and atmosphere when the bulky mountain comes into view.Wordsworth had a childish imagination that the mountains were alive and like a giant striding after him. Wordsworth uses avatar to suggest the mountain is not inamate object but has come alive. Wordsworth had the impression that the mountain was in avocation of him. Wordsworth hastly returned the boat which indicates how frightened he was at the time. After this incident Wordsworths mood changed significantly. part one by Adrian Henri was not actually thought out, the poem is written in an unstructured way with no logical sequence, there is no punctuation, virtually no capital letters apart fro m the names.It is written in a stream of consciousness with a series of disconnected thoughts, whereas Wordsworths poem. The prelude is a long autobiographical poem. It is written on a specific childhoo d experience. Both poems are about childhood memories but clearly there are differences, the settings of both poems, the way the poems are written and the mood and atmosphere of both poems differ. The way that Liverpool had all changed, the place Henri grew changed entirely, everything he had remembered had changed or gone.Houses had been knocked down ugly flats the people who had lived there had also gone. Henris Liverpool had dramatically changed into an environment he did not remember. The Lake District is a renowned area of England for its natural scenery beauty, thousands of people visit from England and all over the world. Wordsworth was the one who made it popular. In my opinion I prefer part one by Adrian Henri because it does not focus on a specific memory. It is easier to understand as it is not as long as the prelude which is on specific memories.