The Force that through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower Key Facts
- Poem: The Force that through the Green Fuse Drivers the Flower
- Poet: Dylan Thomas
- Written: Around 1933
- Published: 1934, in his first poetry collection 18 Poems
- Form: Lyric poem written in free verse (no fixed rhyme or rhythm)
- Structure: 5 stanzas
- Tone: Intense, reflective, and philosophical
- Genre: Symbolic and metaphysical poem
- Subject: The mysterious natural force that gives life and also brings death
- Central Idea: The same life energy that makes the flower grow also causes its decay; this same force flows through all living things — plants, humans, and nature alike.
- Theme: Unity of life and death, power of nature, connection between man and nature, time and mortality, creation and destruction.
- Imagery: Strong natural images — flower, root, green fuse, water, mouth, youth, death — symbolizing life’s continuous cycle.
- Symbolism: “Green fuse” symbolizes the vital energy or life-force running through all creation.
- Message: Life and death are not separate; they are part of one eternal natural process driven by the same unseen force.