comparison w others

• What do both Roger Robinson’s 'A Portable Paradise' and George Eliot’s 'In a London Drawing Room' examine?

  Responses of individuals who sense disconnections within their worlds
• How does Robinson’s poem 'A Portable Paradise' end compared to Eliot’s poem?

  Robinson’s poem ends with hope, while Eliot’s ends without resolution
• What is a key similarity between 'A Portable Paradise' and 'In a London Drawing Room' regarding the portrayal of individuals?

  • Both poems portray individuals who feel isolated and detached from their environment.
• How does Robinson convey the speaker’s desperation in 'A Portable Paradise'?

  Using enjambment to increase the pace in the lines
• What does Eliot use to reflect the speaker’s despair in 'In a London Drawing Room'?

  Enjambment to convey the view from their drawing room