Hawk Roosting - Conext + structure

Question 1

who was Ted Hughes?
what did he write about?
what did Hughes say about the poem?

Answer 1

• a Poet Laureate until his death in 1984
• natural world
• wasn’t about cruelty. he just wanted to show a hawks ‘natural way of thinking’

Question 2

structure of Hawk Roosting

Answer 2

• organised structure of six stanzas reflects the hawk’s control over his life and land
• steady and calm pace to the poem mirrors the hawk’s measured control over the woodland (he will not be rushed by anyone)