Comparison of Snakecharmer and In the Snake ParkThere are many methods that poets can use to create the desired effect. They can take different approaches to highlight an aspect of their poetry. Sylvia Plath's Snakecharmer and William Plomer's In the Snake Park show how poets take advantage of different techniques to illustrate the world of the snake and draw us into it. Plath using diction and Plomer using imagery, both describe the snake in order to create a mood for their poems. They then show the relationship between man and the snake. Plomer applies characterization to achieve this effect, while Plath uses symbolism to do so in a more subtle way. Plath's use of diction to emphasize the movement of the snake produces a mood of anxiety by suggesting that something evil is stirring. Alliteration is used to make sentences flow in the movement of a snake. This effect is achieved by interweaving words in a fluid manner. This is especially effective when the snake charmer "runs green water until the green waters waver." The “swinging,” “coiling,” and “contortions” that occur during the formation of one’s world create a feeling of restlessness. The image is conjured of a twisted mound of snakes pulsing and splashing on a wave of putrid “green” water. At the beginning of the poem, the piper "begins a serpentine sphere with a moon's eye and a mouthed pipe." This is repeated at the end when he “puts down his pipe and closes his lunar eye.” The poem gives a sense of closure. He staggers as if a cycle has ended. This makes the poem swell and flow to imitate the action of the snakes. Plomer uses imagery to describe snakes in his poem. This imagery shows a process of change in snakes when they encounter humans. At the beginning of the poem, “lethargy” resides “here and there, in spirals.” This depicts snakes as languid and peaceful creatures. They sleep under the “burning midday sun.” However, the ring serpent is then said to pour "slowly through an opening like smoke". Using smoke as a simile is effective in changing the tone of the poem. The smoke is moving in a very ominous manner and the snakes are now waking from their peaceful sleep and emerging. Towards the end of the poem, the tone changes again.