Find one English or American poem that deals with urban life in the 19th century and another that deals with urban life in the 20th Write an essay in which you compare and contrast these poems.

1. Find one English or American poem that deals with urban life in the 19^th century and another that deals with urban life in the 20^th Write an essay in which you compare and contrast these poems. What do they say about urban life, are they positive / negative, which aspects of urban life do they focus on? Does either of the poems (or both) illustrate Georg Simmel’s characterization of metropolitan life (in ‘The Metropolis and Mental Life’) in any way(s)? Provide biographical and historical background information if relevant. Include the full text of both poems in an appendix (these should NOT be included in the word count). If you google a combination of: city / urban / poetry or poems you’ll find plenty of texts. You can add Victorian / American / 19^th or 20^th century to narrow down your search].