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Compare And Contrast Ode To Enchanted Light
The poems “Ode to Enchanted Light” and “sleeping in the Forest exist in an odd state. While both poems praise nature and the world's beauty, they cannot agree on whether light is good or bad. Though these are blurry terms, most people agree that beauty is nice while they feel negative things while unrested.

The main similarity between both poems is that they praise nature and the world's beauty. “Ode to Enchanted Light” describes the world as “a glass overflowing with water.”Indirectly saying that world is clear like water and is beautiful. The similarity comes from how it praises the world, something shared with “Sleeping in the forest”. “Sleeping in the forest” praises nature aswell, with the line “she took me back so tenderly.” Saying

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