is the longest ‘Bed’ suggests a place of line in the poem. The comfort and rest which is metaphor of ‘spears’ the complete opposite of presents the nettles as the ‘nettle’ bed. violent aggressors. He is representing them as if they are the army.‘Bed’ seemed a curious name for those green spears, The fact that they areThat regiment of spite behind the shed: ‘behind’ the shed The nettles are suggests personified – a that they are Suggests that there are military image of the planning a lot of them in contrast nettles commencing their attack.to the lone boy. their war against the son.