Ted Hughes

Thistles by Ted Hughes. Question: Critically analyse the poem. Question: Critically analyse the poem, paying attention to diction & imagery, showing how they are effective in describing thistles. P : Thistles are described as if they were nature’s avengers. Q : Thistles ‘spike’ ‘Against the rubber tongues of cows and the hoeing hands of man […]

Essay on Pike by Ted Hughes. The poem “Pike” describes the fish of the same name and the poet’s feelings about them, fishing and the brutality of some little ones he had as pets, which later grew out of control, “indeed they spare nobody”. The poem seems to be about nature, “ponds” and “lily pads”, […]

Ted Hughes ‘Wodwo’ and ‘Crow’s Account of the Battle’. Hughes’s poetry constitutes a moral project. It demands that we see our world and ourselves differently. Discuss. Together, ‘Crow’s Account of the Battle’ and ‘Wodwo’ by Ted Hughes detail aspects of human nature that Hughes is calling the readers to reflect upon from external viewpoints. Hughes […]