Introduction

Nature, it is all around us, it gives us feelings and a way to express our emotions through similes and metaphors. Nature can be viewed in many different ways and interpreted differently too. I have chosen the following poems/songs because of their literary elements that use nature. In each of these poems/songs the elements of nature helps set the mood and describe the writer’s feelings. The poems and songs will be on a variety of emotions and life events that create a particular feeling and the literary analysis will pull out emotions that are express using elements of nature. To me these poems and songs are a healthy way to express what is bottled up inside. They help me release my emotions and feel sane again. Most of these works have been near and dear to me growing up and as I did then I will do now: the works will start off with the more upsetting and end on a happy note. Also they will be separated so that the songs come first and then the poems.