hawk roosting

Question 1

paragraph 1 quote 1 hawk roosting

Answer 1

i sit the top of the wood
position of power, top of hierarchy in society
first person narrative controlling not just environment but poem

Question 2

paragraph 1 quote 2 hawk roosting ted hughes

Answer 2

between my hooked head and hooked feet
repetition emphasises hes in complete control, makes him appear superior and powerful, exposing tryrannical nature

Question 3

paragraph 2 quote 1 hawk roosting ted hughes

Answer 3

the convenience of the high trees- society working in his favour

Question 4

paragraph 2 quote 2 hawk roosting ted hughes

Answer 4

now i hold creation in my foot- nature at his mercy

Question 5

paragraph 3 quote 1

Answer 5

the sun is behind me

Question 6

paragraph 3 quote 2

Answer 6

i am going to keep things like this
mirrors mindset of tyrants

Question 7

3 points

Answer 7

hughes uses the hawks physical position and body to present power as innate and unquestionable, suggesting dominance isboth natural and absolute

as a vehicle to present x as something rageis both easily acquired and assumed to be permanent. everythingin its environment is positioned to serve his will

as the poem comes to a close, hughes uses hawk roosting as a vehicle to present power asa deluding force