In the poem “Wind”, by Ted Hughes, there are two significant symbols. In the poem, the house (and its surroundings) is one of the main subjects and symbolizes the relationship between the writer and another person. The second symbol of the poem is the “threatening wind” which seems to represent the other person in the relationship. This is done in a way that portrays the wind as the harasser and the house as the victim; the poem “Wind” as a whole seems to symbolize Hughes' desire to leave a declining relationship, but the other partner does not want him to leave. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original EssayHughes opens the first stanza with the phrase “this house has been on the open sea all night,” illustrating a house, boat-like, stranded in the middle of a dark sea. This phrase has a rather negative connotation, suggesting a distance within the relationship between Hughes and the other individual, thus setting the tone of the stanza and the rest of the poem as rather dark, depressing, and inevitably catastrophic. The wind is described as "trampling the fields" perhaps in an attempt to barricade Hughes inside the house: he cannot leave if the weather is dangerous. This is one of Hughes' first descriptions of the menacing wind, and this particular descriptor informs readers that this wind is a powerful force. The second stanza takes place the morning after the long night of the attack of the “threatening” wind and describes its consequences. One of the lines in the second stanza says that "the hills had new places and the wind moved them", creating the idea that the wind had cut new openings and cracks in the hills, almost wounding them. This potentially symbolizes a struggle between the writer and an individual; this fight was so horrible and intense that it reached new areas of pain - it had created permanent scars in their relationship just as the hills "had new places" permanently because of the wind. At noon, Hughes talks about his experience with the wind as he “climbed up the side of the house.” The word “scaled” suggests that Hughes is trying to escape from something and yet this wind seems to be chasing him in an attempt to trap him in the house. Hughes describes how he "once dared to look up", once again suggesting fear: if he had no sense of danger or urgency, looking up would not be considered daring. As Hughes looks up, he states that a "violent wind" has "bruised the balls" of his eyes, supporting the theory that the wind is meant to be an obstacle in his escape - the more Hughes fights, the angrier and more malevolent. the wind becomes. The fourth stanza seems to extend the scene established in the third stanza; the wind is devastating the surroundings of the house almost as a punishment for Hughes who tries to escape. The fields “tremble” and the horizon “grimaces” as if they know what is about to happen next; Hughes gave these nature subjects human-like qualities to show how they too are afraid of the wind. To further illustrate the idea that the wind is indignant, it is mentioned as "the wind hurled a magpie", describing the wind as so evil that it does not care at all who it is hurting: it takes revenge on an innocent bird. The last two stanzas take place inside the house. The wind still rages making the house “ring” and from “any second” the wind would “shatter” the house. The third and fourth lines of the fifth stanza, “before the great fire, we clench our hearts,” is where the poem explicitly involves another individual. These lines depict Hughes and the other individual sitting in front of a fire "grabbing" their hearts as if they have been wounded and holding them tight is the only thing stopping them.