Comparing "The Field-Mouse" by Gillian Clarke, "War Photographer" by Carol Ann Duffy and "Thistles" by Ted Hughes.
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English Literature coursework. Comparing three poems. For my coursework I have chosen three poems. " The Field-Mouse" by Gillian Clarke, "War Photographer" by Carol Ann Duffy and "Thistles" by Ted Hughes. I chose those poems because they were most enjoyable to read. In those poems I will try to explain differences and similarities. Theme. All three poems, which I chose, are on the subject of conflict. In "Thistles" for example conflict is between the plants and the man trying to kill the plants, but he is trying to control nature and this fight will continue forever. This poem describes man's eternal battle with nature. In the "War Photographer" the conflict is between the majorities of people who do not care about the war, because it is somewhere in the opposite part of the world, but the war photographer was in Vietnam and Beirut and he saw all the horror...

