The subject of Night of the Scorpion is literally that a scorpion has stung the mother and actions are taken to deal with it. It is effective because it is also easily understood and the writer refers to it several times like Hughes in Wind.

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Ted Hughes wrote Wind and he lived from 1930-1980. He is from Yorkshire.  Hughes published his first book of poems when he was 27. Hughes lived close enough to nature to know, at first hand, the cruelty that exists beneath the beautiful surface and he presents these facts vividly often-arousing negative emotions. Hughes was brought up in a working class background winning a scholarship to Cambridge University. Whilst at Cambridge Hughes got married to Sylvia Plath within four months. In 1984 he was appointed Poet Laureate, was awarded an OBE and in 1998 the Queen awarded him with Order Of Merit.

Nissim Ezekiel wrote Night of the Scorpion and she is from India she was born in Bombay during the British rule in India. She came to England and she is one of the first Indian poets to write in English.

As you can see Hughes was born in England but Ezekiel was not. Hughes went to a University in England but Ezekiel did not. Hughes was awarded for his writing but Ezekiel was not. Hughes was recognised for his writing but Ezekiel was not until after he was dead.

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The title of  ‘Wind’ this is effective because it is simple it has impact and it is bold.

In Wind Hughes has used a few metaphors have been used, an example been ‘This house has been out at sea all night’ this is effective because it makes the house seem isolated; it also makes the house to be surrounded by water and cut off to the rest of the world.

Alliteration is used in Wind for example ‘black back gull bent’ the effect of this is the harsh forceful sound, but its awkward to say showing ...

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