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How does Simon Armitage present a struggle of identity in Poem and About His Person Simon Armitage s poems Poem and About His Person convey a struggle of identity through two anonymous male characters through double meanings diction and the imagery created through everyday simplicity Both poems are similar in many aspects including the anonymity of the dead characters and the apparent language used However the most significant similarity between the two poems is the unanswered questions left in the reader's mind about the characters identity Whilst Poem focuses on the opposing actions of a man About His Person details the possessions of another man found on him at the time of his death When comparing the two poems the similarities and differences Simon Armitage uses presents an issue of identity in two very distinctive ways Simon Armitage s use of contrasting actions within the stanzas found in Poem creates a struggle between the characters two personalities
