In his turn, Robert Francis uses the image of a game with a ball to reproduce the peculiarities of the writing process. Moreover, the word ‘wing’ is presented only in the fourth stanza of the poem when the whole image is created with the help of visual effects when the stanzas form the wings. George Herbert concentrates on depicting wings as the main way for people to reach God in their hearts. Thus, the imagery of the poems is developed with effective word choice and the peculiarities of the authors’ styles. There are many similarities in these two poems, which are associated with the great imagery, visual effects, and the unusual rhythmic structure, which provides sound effects. However, it can be rather difficult when it is just a game with words and not inspiration. Moreover, the image of ‘catch,’ which is also presented as the title of the poem, accentuates that the author only tosses the meaning of the words, and the reader’s task is to catch them. Tossing and catching words, we can choose the right word or give it a new meaning. We can play with words as we play with a ball. The author’s irony can be noticed in the image of the boys, which is developed in the next part of the verse.

“Two boys uncoached are tossing a poem together” (Roberts, 654). Thus, while writing poems, two boys depicted in the first line of the verse play with their poem as with a ball. The author uses an unordinary approach to the depiction of the process, which is presented as the game in which children can toss and catch a ball. The theme of “Catch” by Robert Francis can be analyzed as the process of writing poems.

The notion of ‘affliction’ is considered as the chance for the soul to fly and not to fall down. Moreover, the author gives his vision of the way to God in the last stanza of his poem, “If I imp my wing on Thine, / Affliction shall advance the flight in me” (Roberts 939).

The most significant concepts of his poem are ‘fall’ and ‘flight’ which are presented in the second and fourth stanzas of the verse. In his poem, George Herbert concentrates on depicting the different stages of relations between a man and God. The title of the poem is “Easter Wings,” and the author gives the visual effect of wings with the help of specific shaping the verse, which reflects not only the title of the poem but also its main idea. Thus, the main peculiarity of George Herbert’s poem, which draws the reader’s attention even before starting its study, is the shape of the stanzas, which reminds wings. After examining “Catch” and “Easter Wings,” some readers can conclude that these two poems contain a lot of differences, and it is rather difficult to focus on their definite similarities.

Easter wings poem