Compare and Contrast 'Thistles' by Ted Hughes and 'Tall Nettles' by Edward Thomas - Cambridge english literature coursework

The two poems, Thistles by Ted Hughes and Tall Nettles by Edward Thomas, have different and contrasted views on nature and its struggle with humans and environment. While Edwards has a more lazy view, Hughes takes a more aggressive approach as he describes the natural world. This essay will compare both Tall Nettles and Thistles, looking at the various ways the two poets look at nature and convey this. Edward Thomas portrays the struggle between …

…the poets show views on the struggle between nature and mankind from different perspectives. While Edward Thomas portrays this as a gentle yet slowly overpowering process, Hughes conveys his ideas on a more violent and fierce note, therefore there is a large contrast between their poems. Both poets do this through the structure of the poem in some way or another, enforcing their unique thoughts on nature's ways and conveying to the reader such thoughts.