Comparison between 'Tall Nettles' and 'Thistles'

... Comparison between 'Tall Nettles' and 'Thistles' Nettles and thistles, love and hate, serene and ghastly. These are but three small comparisons of two very symbolic poems written by two great men. 'Tall Nettles' by Edward Thomas and 'Thistles' by Ted Hughes are poems about the battle between nature and the race of men, but at the same time are very different. This essay will compare these two poems by looking at how the subjects have been treated, the style of the poem (both the language and structure) and finally how the poet himself has an influence on the poem. Both composers tackle the idea of nature's struggle against man, but they do this in their own individual way. In 'Tall Nettles' Edward Thomas uses time as the dominant feature of this struggle, how inevitably, through time and the elements, nature will win over man. There is also an underlying meaning used in

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