Both of Ted Hughes' poems, Wind and Thistles, show a theme of the power of nature. In Wind, Hughes shows the effects of a violent storm on a house and the landscape around it. In contrast, in Thistles, Hughes presents a poem about people who are constantly oppressed by their enemy and, like the thistle, never give up. Although the two poems are about different things, they both explore the power that nature possesses. However, in Wind Hughes writes more about the destruction of nature while in Thistles he shows how nature gives humanity the strength to continue. Ted Hughes uses the theme of "the power of nature" in Wind and Thistles. However, he uses different linguistic techniques in each of his poems to achieve this. For example, in Wind, the poet uses onomatopoeia to describe the powerful force of the wind. The use of onomatopoeia in the quote “The soaring hills” makes it seem as if the hills were brought to life by the wind. Additionally, the term "boom" is generally used to show a deep, loud noise, and therefore uses the technique of sensory imagery to evoke an image of the...