Comparing the methods and effects of the poems 'Tall Nettles" by Edward Thomas and "Two Look at Two" by Robert Frost concerning the relationships between man and nature.

Tall Nettles is about contrasts. Edward Thomas compares the natural growth of the nettles to the man-made objects - 'the springs, the rusty harrow, the plough'. Man-made things are 'long worn out' by springs of water, the many springs (the many change of seasons - time), but yet it is because of these natural things that the nettles thrive. No matter how clean and cultivated the farmer tries to make his yard, the dust and …

…look at two' uses its single stanza narrative and comparative lack of rhyme scheme to give the impression that the poem is wild, without rules, which complements the setting of the poem. Although they write their poems from different perspectives - Tall nettles is written in first person narrative, and Two look at two is written in the third person; both these writing styles makes known to the reader the thoughts of the characters involved.