Poetry Appreciation. Critical Reading Oxford University 2024. Ted Hughes Wind.
WIND Ted Hughes. Hughes uses quatrains and writes in free verse, no constraints, no rigidity. Stanza 1 opens with the shocking effects of the storm, speaking figuratively. A constant recurring motif is the landscape: woods, hills. fields and sea battling the wind, aspects of nature. In l.12 he uses onomatopoeia with "crashing" and "booming" present participles, ongoing, auditory imagery. He personifies the strength of the wind with "stampeding" like an army perhaps? Precise details. It is also highlighted with "under the window" and "floundering." "Blinding" is used metaphorically indicating an inability to challenge the wind and rain, loss of vision. Is loss of sight caused through the incessant rain? Is this Hughes' paradox? The poet uses enjambement frequently between stanzas to show continuity of destruction wi...