Compare the way Nature is presentedin two pre-1914 and two post 1914 poems
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... Compare the way Nature is presented in two pre-1914 and two post 1914 poems. The two pre- 1914 poems which I will be studying within this piece are John Clare's 'Sonnet' and Alfred Tennyson's, 'The Eagle'. The two post 1914 poems are 'Storm on the Island' by Seamus Heaney and 'The Field Mouse' by Gillian Clarke. We all have our personal views upon nature which cannot be defined as right or wrong opinions. They are simply how we humans have chosen to interpret the life and natural forces around us- badly or complimentary they vary depending on our experiences with them or through how we consider the world and its creations. Two people may see the same object, but think of different things. A tree to one may symbolize shelter or protection whereas to another it may be life and growth. Through the styles, themes, and language use within the four separate nature














