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Helen of Troy has always been looked upon as the prototype of classic beauty. Known as “the face that launched a thousand ships”, Helen was known as the most beautiful woman in the world in Greek legend. These poems present a contrasting yet fascinating manner in which two people view this woman. The two poems depict a different side of Helen that is shown through the use of imagery, diction, and structure; Poe’s being …

…the other poem that declares that despite the “goodness” she has brought, she is still an evil person to the Greek. This poem states that she can only be loved if she were dead, and is truly hateful of her overall persona. Beauty and evil are distinctly the two main oppositions in each of these poems, and throughout the use of imagery, diction, and structure, one can see how they differ even more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**