Hawk Roosting

Question 1

What is the Story of Hawk Roosting?

Answer 1

A dramatic monologue of a hawk who believes he is dominant over all and believes he can do whatever he pleases wherever he wants.

Question 2

What’s the context of Hawk Roosting?

Answer 2

-Ted Hughes was born in Yorkshire and raised in the countryside.

-The hawk could possibly represent the government and how they have power over the whole country.

Question 3

What’s the message of hawk roosting?

Answer 3

-Hubris is dangerous
-There is a hierarchy in nature and society
-Power can be abused

Question 4

What’s the structure of Hawk Roosting?

Answer 4

-Strong, regular form representing the hawk’s continuous strength.

Question 5

‘I sit at the top of the wood, my eyes closed’

Answer 5

-The hawks eyes are closed because he believes that nothing will dare to come near

-He sits at a vantage point to emphasise his power and authority

Question 6

‘The air’s buoyancy and the sun’s ray are advantage to me’

Answer 6

-he believes the natural world has adapted especially for him

-He’s hubristic

Question 7

‘Now I hold creation in my foot’

Answer 7

-The hawk believes that he has dominance over God and all of creation.

Question 8

‘I kill where I please because it is all mine’

Answer 8

-The hawk is delusional
-The hawk believes it has complete control over the world

Question 9

‘The sun is behind me. Nothing has changed since I began’

Answer 9

-It genuinely believes that it’s power will be eternal.

-It believes that it’s more powerful than nature

Question 10

‘I am going to keep things like this’

Answer 10

-Poem begins and ends with ‘I’. This shows that the hawk will rule for years to come