Hawk Roosting, Ted Hughes Flashcards

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top of…

A

top of the wood

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b…y

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buoyancy

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3
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sun is…, (pronoun)

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sun is behind me, I

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4
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rehearse…

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rehearse perfect kills

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5
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flight…

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flight is direct

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6
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in…

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in sleep

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7
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no sophistry…

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no sophistry in my body

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8
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allotment…

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allotment of death

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9
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manners are…

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manners are tearing off heads

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10
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for my…

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for my inspection

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11
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my eye…

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my eye has permitted

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12
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i…n

A

Inaction

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13
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c…e

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convenience

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14
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whole of…

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whole of Creation

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15
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it is all…

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it is all mine

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16
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Structure (4)

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No rhyme - does as he wishes
Monologue - all about him
Monosyllabic - all about him
Endstops in last verse - finality

17
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Purpose (1)

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Show monomania of dictators, specifically Hitler’s Nazi ideology through the hawk and eagle

18
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Ted Hughes was deeply influenced by…

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Ted Hughes was deeply influenced by mythology