Thank you for your wonderfully clear video. It seems to me that the poem suggests three different kinds of attempts at survival. Firstly, the mouse, in near-hibernation, slows down and endures with the single-minded aim of surviving; secondly, weasel and crow lose their mind and wander more or less aimlessly; thirdly, the snowdrop persona metaphorically "pursues her ends", i.e. demonstrates inflexible will and toughness in her determination to survive and bloom. In a way, the first and last are closest in that they seem to know what they are enduring/doing and why, although the snowdrop's "ends" are more positive and hopeful. Traditionally, snowdrops symbolise purity and hope: Hughes confirms the symbolism but twists it in an ironic way: an iron will to survive and bloom in the harshest conditions indeed shows an ability to hope in adversity and a kind of purity. I've met immigrants like her. On the other hand, as in all of Ted hughes's poems alluding to the brutality of nature, in another way all the other creatures are equal: eachstrives to survive an indifferently brutal Nature, each according to its own particular nature. So there may be will, but no free will is involved.
Hi Alexis! Thank you so much for your comment and sharing your thoughts on the poem. You’ve shared some wonderful insight into the poem, especially around the theme of survival. The great thing about RUclips is people can connect and share ideas 🌸 I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you found it useful 🌷 - Kayleigh
In line 6 where ‘she too pursues her ends’ could you analyse it as that ‘her end’ could have a double meaning of the snowdrops general affairs but also the end of her life and death, which would build to the sense of hopelessness in the previous stanza when faced with the cruelties of winter
Thanks for the wonderful and clear explaination. But in some way I feel like the poem portrays Asia Weevil by saying "She,too, pursues her ends" which tells us that she was getting ready to die and the last line tells me that her head was full of envy and entitlement and the other animals suffering tells me that she made Slyvia suffer. But I know it cant be true because this was written in 1960s and the Other was only written in 1990. Please tell me what you think about my analysis because I am sitting for my IGCSE this year.
and the "she" in this poem makes me think that it was Asia but maybe Ted wrote this poem when he rieleased (i am too excited to spell it correctly) the blunder he made and maybe he wrote this poem about Asia and maybe he wrote the Other afterwards. Who knows what he thought, I can only guess.
Hello! Thank you for your comment. Looking at the dates (Snowdrop was written and published in 1960 - before Hughes and Plath separated), so I would be careful to assume this is about Wevill. Furthermore, The Other was published in Birthday Letters and was an anthology of remorse and pardon from Hughes to his first wife. Here we can definitely make the link to Wevill and how she ‘took’ from Plath, driving her to suicide. Hope this helps 🌸 K
Now I understand after my Eng Literature teacher thuaght what the poems deep meaning was about, it was about a women striving to live in the cold winter. Thanks for your explaination.@@EnglishwithKayleigh
00:01 Analysis of Ted Hughes's 'Snowdrop' 02:09 Introduction of bleak and chilly tone in the poem 03:53 Analysis of animal symbolism in "Snowdrop" 05:42 The poem explores the impact of external and internal darkness on living organisms. 07:38 Snowdrop demonstrates calculated pursuit of survival 09:30 Snowdrop personifies strength and resilience. 11:27 Snowdrop explores themes of survival, reproduction, and strength of a woman. 13:16 Snowdrop explores the theme of survival note to self
Hello and thanks a lot for this video which obviously was really usefull ! Im french, and preparing my IGCSE. Your analysis of snowdrop was really clear, so thanks, from France. Hope that I will have my exam !
Hello! Thank you so much for your comment. I’m so glad you found the video useful and I wish you all the very best for your upcoming exams. If you have friends taking the same test, please share the videos with them - it really helps me and I can continue to make more meaningful content. All the best ~ K 🌸
Hi ,thank you for your time. 😍 it is good, poetry , story if you make easy more, than we can easily get it's. I mean 3 or 4 lines is enough for one time. regards 😍😍😍❤
Hey. Kayleigh I watched some of ur videos well... didnt watched them fully and the reason behind that is the vocabulary u r u using in these videos is a bit tuff perhaps alot! Pls consider this
Thank you for your comment - Sadly, I have to use complex vocabulary when analysing poetry, especially when we consider the techniques used. I’m designing a step-by-step video series on how to analyse poetry that may help you develop your vocabulary linked to poetry. I hope it can help you! 🌷 K
Thank you for your wonderfully clear video.
It seems to me that the poem suggests three different kinds of attempts at survival. Firstly, the mouse, in near-hibernation, slows down and endures with the single-minded aim of surviving; secondly, weasel and crow lose their mind and wander more or less aimlessly; thirdly, the snowdrop persona metaphorically "pursues her ends", i.e. demonstrates inflexible will and toughness in her determination to survive and bloom.
In a way, the first and last are closest in that they seem to know what they are enduring/doing and why, although the snowdrop's "ends" are more positive and hopeful. Traditionally, snowdrops symbolise purity and hope: Hughes confirms the symbolism but twists it in an ironic way: an iron will to survive and bloom in the harshest conditions indeed shows an ability to hope in adversity and a kind of purity. I've met immigrants like her.
On the other hand, as in all of Ted hughes's poems alluding to the brutality of nature, in another way all the other creatures are equal: eachstrives to survive an indifferently brutal Nature, each according to its own particular nature. So there may be will, but no free will is involved.
Hi Alexis! Thank you so much for your comment and sharing your thoughts on the poem. You’ve shared some wonderful insight into the poem, especially around the theme of survival. The great thing about RUclips is people can connect and share ideas 🌸 I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you found it useful 🌷 - Kayleigh
In line 6 where ‘she too pursues her ends’ could you analyse it as that ‘her end’ could have a double meaning of the snowdrops general affairs but also the end of her life and death, which would build to the sense of hopelessness in the previous stanza when faced with the cruelties of winter
You could definitely explore the ambiguity of the meaning and explore both the positive and negative connotation 👍 K
Thanks for the wonderful and clear explaination. But in some way I feel like the poem portrays Asia Weevil by saying "She,too, pursues her ends" which tells us that she was getting ready to die and the last line tells me that her head was full of envy and entitlement and the other animals suffering tells me that she made Slyvia suffer. But I know it cant be true because this was written in 1960s and the Other was only written in 1990. Please tell me what you think about my analysis because I am sitting for my IGCSE this year.
and the "she" in this poem makes me think that it was Asia but maybe Ted wrote this poem when he rieleased (i am too excited to spell it correctly) the blunder he made and maybe he wrote this poem about Asia and maybe he wrote the Other afterwards. Who knows what he thought, I can only guess.
Hello! Thank you for your comment. Looking at the dates (Snowdrop was written and published in 1960 - before Hughes and Plath separated), so I would be careful to assume this is about Wevill. Furthermore, The Other was published in Birthday Letters and was an anthology of remorse and pardon from Hughes to his first wife. Here we can definitely make the link to Wevill and how she ‘took’ from Plath, driving her to suicide. Hope this helps 🌸 K
Now I understand after my Eng Literature teacher thuaght what the poems deep meaning was about, it was about a women striving to live in the cold winter. Thanks for your explaination.@@EnglishwithKayleigh
Is it okay for IGCSE students to over analyse the poem?@@EnglishwithKayleigh
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00:01 Analysis of Ted Hughes's 'Snowdrop'
02:09 Introduction of bleak and chilly tone in the poem
03:53 Analysis of animal symbolism in "Snowdrop"
05:42 The poem explores the impact of external and internal darkness on living organisms.
07:38 Snowdrop demonstrates calculated pursuit of survival
09:30 Snowdrop personifies strength and resilience.
11:27 Snowdrop explores themes of survival, reproduction, and strength of a woman.
13:16 Snowdrop explores the theme of survival
note to self
Hello and thanks a lot for this video which obviously was really usefull ! Im french, and preparing my IGCSE. Your analysis of snowdrop was really clear, so thanks, from France. Hope that I will have my exam !
Hello! Thank you so much for your comment. I’m so glad you found the video useful and I wish you all the very best for your upcoming exams. If you have friends taking the same test, please share the videos with them - it really helps me and I can continue to make more meaningful content. All the best ~ K 🌸
Hi ,thank you for your time. 😍 it is good, poetry , story
if you make easy more, than we can easily get it's.
I mean 3 or 4 lines is enough for one time.
regards 😍😍😍❤
Thank you for your comment! Yes, I hope by breaking it down line by line it’s easier to understand 🌸
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Thanks for your comment! I’m glad you found it useful 🌸 K
Hey. Kayleigh I watched some of ur videos well... didnt watched them fully and the reason behind that is the vocabulary u r u using in these videos is a bit tuff perhaps alot! Pls consider this
Thank you for your comment - Sadly, I have to use complex vocabulary when analysing poetry, especially when we consider the techniques used. I’m designing a step-by-step video series on how to analyse poetry that may help you develop your vocabulary linked to poetry. I hope it can help you! 🌷 K
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