HAWK ROOSTING BY: TED HUGHES

The Speaker

Summary ◊The hawk is sitting on a branch sharing his thoughts on his dominance over all other wild creatures.

Literary devices used ◊Imagery ◊Irony ◊Metaphor (the whole poem) ◊Personification ◊hyperbole ◊Imagery ◊Irony ◊Metaphor (the whole poem) ◊Personification ◊hyperbole

Tone ◊Egotistical ◊Conceited ◊Morbid ◊Greedy ◊Controlling ◊Egotistical ◊Conceited ◊Morbid ◊Greedy ◊Controlling

Theme ◊People at the top of the social ladder or in positions of power can be cruel or greedy, more apt to look down on others. ◊The hawk at the top of the food chain and the disdain he shows for other creatures represents the cruelties that empowered people can impose on others. ◊People at the top of the social ladder or in positions of power can be cruel or greedy, more apt to look down on others. ◊The hawk at the top of the food chain and the disdain he shows for other creatures represents the cruelties that empowered people can impose on others.

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