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To my Sister vs Sunday Dip

Q. How are the ideas about nature presented in ‘To my Sister’ and ‘Sunday Dip’?

Quotations:

To My Sister: “there is a blessing in the air, … to the bare tress, and mountains bare”

Sunday Dip: “and laugh to hear the thunder in their ears”

What this tells you about their feelings:

To My Sister: he believes that nature is good and a virtue. It is all around and is interconnected.

Sunday Dip: they are laughing so loud, that they can hear the metaphorical thunder → they are part of nature. emphasises the carefree nature of the activity. makes thunder and nature seem good and gives positive connotations through associating it to laughter.