Compare the voice and mood in Gwendolyn Brooks' "the rites of
Summary: This paper compares the voice and mood in Gwendolyn Brooks' "the rites of Cousin Vit" and in William Wordsworth's "Surprised by Joy." A comparison of the voice and mood created in Gwendolyn Brooks' "the rites of Cousin Vit" and William Wordsworth's "Surprised by Joy" reveals not only how each poet uses poetic devices to create impressions in the reader's mind.