The relationship between humanity and nature
What The relationship between humanity and nature means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The interconnectedness of agriculture, human labour and survival, highlighted through the agricultural setting of the wheelbarrow and chickens.
The connection explored through the personification of the scythe, whose 'whispering' creates a dialogue between the labourer and the tool.
Topics that use The relationship between humanity and nature
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Post-1900 – The Modernist Period – The Great Modern Poets, editor Michael Schmidt (Quercus, 2014) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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