Hawk Roosting Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote Hawk Roosting?
A
Ted Hughes
2
Q
When did Ted Hughes write Hawk Roosting?
A
1960
3
Q
What was Ted Hughes’ background?
A
1930-1998 Born in yorkshire-lived in devon Poet Laureate The Movement Passionate (married Sylvia Plath) Aware of violent forces of nature -violence required to survive -->poems put emphasis on savagery of animal-life
4
Q
What does each stanza in the poem depict about the hawk? How does the mood shift throughout?
A
1 and 2:
Reflects physical superiority of hawks over humans/natural world
3 and 4:
Refers to hawk’s power
5 and 6:
Forms justification for hawk’s actions
