Analysis of the poem Wind

... Wind This poem is by the poet Ted Hughes and is mainly about the wind. There are many different images in this poem, the main one of course being the wind as indicated by the title. Although this is the main image, there are quite a few others too. In this poem, Ted Hughes uses many aural techniques to create images in the reader's mind, such as alliteration, metaphors and similes, to name a few. One of the most prominent images in this poem is the landscape which the wind is traveling over. The description of the landscape gives the reader the image of a very dull and dismal place, like you would find in a horror movie or something. This image comes from the descriptive words used. For example, the poet uses the words 'darkness' and 'blinding wet' which aren't really counted as happy things but they are generally the type

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