Comparative essay (The Horses and The Wind)
-Ulfah Alkaabi
"The Horses" is an unusual poem which talks of a future time when men will need to depend once again on creatures from the natural world, when we have destroyed much of our planet. "Wind" is a written by Ted Huges, it is a descriptive poem conveying the power of the forces of nature, using a series of poetic devices to present the reactions he experiences.
The opening lines in each poem provide a powerful start. In "Wind" the poems with the idea of a house being like a ship tossed by the wind at sea. "This house has been far out at sea all night", an effective metaphor to signal isolation and the power of the wind. In "The Horses" the poem starts with a long feel of war and is immediately stated that it is the end of technology, "Barely a twelvemonth after / The seven days war put the world to sleep". It begins with an extremely retched and saddening atmosphere.