Hughes uses figurative language to convey that even when times are hard, beauty still exists. The author uses metaphors to describe the birds by saying “their whirling blades sparkle out into the blue [.]” (ll – 29-30) Hughes describes the birds ominously comparing them to dangerous whirling blades, however there is a sense of awe and amazement. Even though the narrator considers them reckless and threatening, they still describe them with a sense of awe. Furthermore, a simile is used to describe a bird as “[l]ike a broken toy, and shrieking thinly[.]” This simile contrasts to how the birds have previously been described. This bird is no longer loud and menacing, it is weak and fragile. The narrator’s attitude toward this bird is different
