Animal Imagery In Hughes Poetry. Hughes s animal poems are among the best in his work and among the finest in the whole range of english poetry. And the language which hughes has employed in describing the various animals shows a striking originality and felicity.
Ted hughes one of the 20th century s greatest english poets spent much of his time reading and rereading all of shakespeare s works spent most time reading folklore and yeats poems called a nature poet. He is an animal poet using animals to express his insight into the enduring spirituality of nature. These images catalogued in this thesis constitute an emblematic bestiary which helps convey hughes s most important themes.
Animal imagery is an important element in the poetry of ted hughes.
The cohesive use of animal imagery in the poems of ted hughes a study. The cohesive use of animal imagery in the poems of ted hughes a study. These animal poems are the best collection of his poetry. Animal imagery in ted hughes poetry ted hughes is one of the great english poets of modern times.