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The Three Ravens, Ballad of Birmingham and Leda and the Swan. a few story about this poem, similarity and different and then moral messages. Let's join with my blog :) Have fun this...
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The Three Ravens
There are three ravens which sat on a tree andv ery confused because they didn’t find their breakfast yet. In a field, the three ravens looked a knight already died. One of them said that they would have breakfast with the died body of a knight but underfeet of the died body of the knight, there was a hound taking care of the knight and a hawk flown eagerly to keep of the knight. There was no one came near the knight. And then they came a doe that helped to lift up that died body then carried him in the doe’s back and burried him in the hole made in the ground. The doe felt exhausted and the doe then died.
Ballad of Birmingham
A child wished to go to the downtown but her mother prohibited by the reason of downtown isv ery dangerous. Even though, the child tried to ask permission to her mother that she would go with her friends.Her mother still prohibited the child. Last, mother told the child to go to church because according to her mother, church is a sacred place. The child listened the advice of her mother and finally dressed up by using clothes and drawn white gloves and white shoes. Afterwards, the child asked permission to her mother and gave a smile and her mother smiled at her, but that's the child’s last smile. Her mother heard an explosion in the street of Birmingham and the church. The mother surprised and looked for the child in the building ruins, she only found shoes of the child and didn’t find her child.
Leda and The Swan
According to Greek Mythology, Leda is a beautiful goddess. The Swan in this poem is God of Zeus. God of Zeus very admire of Leda and God of Zeus transform to became a swan and then embrace Leda, Leda was very surprised. At that time Leda felt wonderful and Leda even also can’t secede from the swan because the swan is very strong and great. This poem told about the begin of Troya war, in that moment, Helena, daughter from God of Zeus and Leda run away with Paris, prince from King Troya. Menelaos, the King of Sparta and Helena’s husband was very angry and he had recoursed Gods to save Helena. Agamenmon is Menelaos brother’s chosen  as war lord. Agamenmon died because Agamenmon murdered by the boyfriend of his wife.

Similarity and Different about the Poem

Similarity: The three poems told the story (narrative poetry)
Different:
1.        - In this poem of the three ravens used rhyme aabb for example:
the one of them said to his mate
“where shall we our breakfast take?
“downe in yonder greenefield
there lies a knight slain under his shield.
-   This poem used figure of speech that is simile for example: “They as blacke”
-   This poem is traditional ballad.
2.        - In this poem of the Ballad of Birmingham used sense of impression for example:
Her eyes grew wet and wild it’s mean that the mother was cried.
-   This poem is ballad because this poem tells about Ballad of street and church in Birmingham.
3.        - This poem of the Leda and the swan is sonettabecause the total stanza is three. Each from stanza there is a 8 lines, 3 lines and last 3 lines. The total of lines is 14.
Messages from the Poem

The Three Ravens         : God will send the aid to any person who requires the aid and in whatever form of anything.

Ballad of Birmingham    : Don't judge something from the cover, a good place or a sacred place sometimes becomes a dangerous or bad.
Leda and The Swan      : The Gods can act ill-treatment.

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