"Tall Nettles" by Edward Thomas: Commentary discussing how effectively the poem conveys its attitude towards nature.

The poem 'Tall Nettles' has a positive attitude of power towards nature. This attitude is effectively conveyed by Edward Thomas, who uses the plant "nettles" as a symbol of nature to illustrate his ideas of nature's powers. The attitude of power towards nature is first conveyed by Thomas' use of the title. The title of the poem is split into two words: "Tall" and "Nettles." The second word "nettles" is a weed which gives off …

…the attitude of the poem towards nature is power, by using the imagery of height to represent power and by metaphorically describing a battle between nature and men. In the last line, the word "sweetness" also personifies nature, telling us that nature works in peace and harmony unless the work of men be foolish enough to change it. Thus, it could be said that nature has many powers, such as healing, strength and eternal youth.