Analysing ideas of nature and heritage in Nichols' 'Like an Heiress'

Nichols’ personification of nature may be to heighten the unjust treatment of nature by humanity. The link to the sonnet form through the length may be to show the love that the speaker has for nature and her heritage. However, the lack of adherence to the sonnet form may show that humanity itself doesn’t love nature. It may also be representative of the disconnect the speaker feels towards her home. The irregularity of the poem may be indicative of the uncertainty towards the planet’s future.