A comparison of “In Mrs. Tilscher’s class” by Carol Ann Duffy and “Warning” by Jenny Joseph

Jenny Joseph and Carol Ann Duffy have both written powerful poems dealing with
different stages of life and growing up. Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem called “In Mrs. Tilscher’s class” dealing with the early stages of life, a child growing into adolescence. Jenny Joseph has written a poem called “Warning” dealing with the later stages of life, a middle age person going into old age. Jenny Joseph is a middle aged woman writing about what she will be like in the future in her years of old age. Whiles Carol Ann Duffy is reminiscing about what it was like to be a child in primary school and the typical experiences in a primary school. The poet Carol Ann Duffy is writing about the past whereas Jenny Joseph is writing about the future.

“ In Mrs. Tilscher’s class” gives a clear message to show that when a person was in primary school, it was a place of fun and a place where protection from the real world is given. The poem “Warning” has a very different...