The analysis of Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes.

MESSAGE/ THEME

The feel of being arrogance in controlling something especially after getting certain power.

TONE/MOOD

The feel of this poem is arrogance and being boastful. The tone is being proud of

himself.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS  IMAGES

Images of being arrogant:

-the hawk being arrogant of himself as if he is the one that controls the people under him.

‘Or in sleep rehearse perfect kills and eat.’

 Images of violent:

-the hawk being so boastful by taking the power of killing people. ‘the allotment of death’

PERSONA/ ATTITUDE

The persona of this poem is ‘I’. The poet represents him as the hawk to given an imagination of being arrogant and proud of him.

Literal Analysis :


Metaphor :

-‘inaction, no falsifying dream’

Hyperbole :

-‘or in sleep rehearse perfect kills and eat’

-‘it took the whole creation, to produce my foot, my each feather’

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

-‘no arguments assert my right’

‘my eye has permitted no change’

Personification :

‘and the earth’s face upward for my inspection’

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