Title:A comparison of "Wind" by Ted Hughes and "Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day" by Anne Bronte.

The poems I will be comparing are "Wind" by Ted Hughes and "Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day" by Anne Bronte.In Anne Bronte's poem she describes how the wind is affecting her by using religious words like "soul", "spirit".The religious words help to build atmosphere.She also uses many verbs like "soaring" ,"dancing" and "dashing" these give a sense of action to the poem and helps us imagine the storm in more detail.Also in the poem there are euphoric words like "awakend" and "soaring" which also add a sense of action to the poem.Throughout the poem she describes the effect the storm is having on her which is that it has awakend her soul and allowed her spirit to soar she is implying that the storm has put her in touch with nature.

In Ted Hughes's poem "Wind" he uses a metaphor,describing his house as though it is a boat on the sea not land.He uses many verbs and adverbs like "rose" and "flexing" this is to bring the poem to life.Also in the poem he uses onomatopoeia; "crashi...