Carol Ann Duffy and Sheenagh Pugh have both written a selection of poems on the theme of childhood and several techniques are used by both poets, this is what I will discussed in this essay. In the poem "In Mrs. Tilschers Class", Carol Ann Duffy uses several themes with the deepest meaning of childhood, such as memories, school, growing up, and losing innocence. She uses imagery and language involving all 5 senses throughout the poem, which would help the reader create a vivid picture in their head of what the author felt when she wrote this poem and could possibly evoke different memories from the reader himself, taking him back to his childhood, which is what makes this poem so effective. She uses the visual sense as well as the tactile sense of the opening of the poem which immediately draws the reader in and allows them to feel the deep emotion of the poem. “You could go up the Blue Nile with your finger, tracing the route. » It could also be a metaphor for the transition from childhood to adulthood and the loss of innocence along the way, an important theme throughout the collection of poems I wrote. will be discussed in this essay. She also makes another visual reference when she talks about "Colorful Shapes" and "A Gold Star", which could evoke how happy and joyful childhood is, because colors are something that can be learned from a very young age and children familiarize objects, people and even personalities with it. a color throughout their childhood. It also really helps create a colorful picture in the reader's mind, which creates a positive view of childhood. The poem "Quetzal" by Sheenagh Pugh also uses colors to symbolize childhood throughout the poem, for what I believe,... .... middle of paper ......shows that even though She misses home, she also has this new experience with the outside world and she feels freer than she did within the barriers of childhood. Furthermore. the form used in this language also draws attention to a single phrase, much like how Pugh used single word stanzas, however Duffy does this by italicizing a certain line at the end of the first stanza , which draws attention to this line and really highlights that this is not his usual way of speaking and it's quite out of the ordinary. In conclusion, both poets have very similar styles of writing on the theme of childhood, such as the use of imagery and the depiction of the journey through life and childhood to adolescence. And also the highlighting of keys in the structure of certain words or lines. This makes the poems very effective. Works Cited Carol Ann Duffy Sheenagh Pugh