Compare and contrast the treatment of weeds in these two poems. Consider connotations, tones and attitudes expressed, language techniques used and ideas derived from each and say which you prefer and why.

... Compare and contrast the treatment of weeds in these two poems. Consider connotations, tones and attitudes expressed, language techniques used and ideas derived from each and say which you prefer and why. The two poems Tall Nettles by Edward Thomas and Thistles by Ted Hughes can be both compared and contrasted by the treatment of weeds in the poems. The connotations, tones, attitudes expressed as well as the language techniques used and the ideas derived from these all add to the central theme of weeds and their treatment put forward by Thomas and Hughes. There is a similarity in the connotations and ideas derived from the respective titles of each poem, and in the way that both poems have a sentimental theme in them. However the two poems are contrasted by the tones and attitudes expressed towards weeds, highlighted by the language techniques used. One comparison that can be made between

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