Poetry Comparison

Although poems are often not created alike, poetry initiates a movement and in a sense creates action. Poetry is a form of expression in which an emotion is evoked from the reader. "Working Together" serves to show the contradiction of harmony and the world's influence on shaping an individual. Similarly, "Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Dr Seuss, notes of the direction an individual go but it is ultimately he or she that will choose the path in which the world has provided. The world's influence and humans' decisions have a direct relationship in that both affect what or how each other will mold. Seuss's poem ends with "just go right along, you'll start happening too." The previous line mentions his or her surroundings happening which indicates that the individual will follow what society has planned. Contradictingly, "Working Together" emphasizes the point of learning from the miraculous and even intangible qualities the world has to give. However, both poems do state the importance of an individual paving their path but as far as how, the visions are different.