compare contrast whitmans `to a locomotive in winter`, to Williams `The descent of winter`

Trains and Nature in Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams

Both Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams are deeply interested in man 's interaction with nature in their poetry . Indeed , both poets were writing in America at the beginning and in the thick of the Industrial Revolution , and both men had to contend with America 's changing perspective on nature 's role in life . In his To a Locomotive in Winter ' Whitman creates an energetic and stark image of the train , at odds with nature while also providing an immaculate perspective on

modern technology and change and the powerful effects that it can provide . Williams , on the other hand , looks at technological advancement as a natural part of a different landscape , this one being the modern world . In his 10 /27 ' from The Descent of Winter , Williams paints a picture of the modern world , complete with overhead train lights stoplights , and all aspects of modern industrial advancement . While both poets are interested in depicting the world as it is , Whitman struggles with the implications of technological advancement and its threats to nature , while Williams sees technology as a part of nature

Walt Whitman is famous for his nature writing - indeed , Leaves of Grass , one of the most famous American collections of poetry in history focuses on living in nature , and he 's writing in a time that must grapple with technological changes and how that shifts the American way of life . His poem To a Locomotive in Winter ' captures this...