1. Hawk roosting-Ted Hughes
superior

2. Similar/different conflict
Connections web
Make a connections web that shows links between the poems-contrasts and comparisons.
Content
Emotions of subject
Language
Imagery
structure
Similar/different conflict
Message of poem
Feelings of
helplessness
futility
charge
poppies
sentence length/shape of poem
hawk
roosting
Imagery of freedom vs imagery of being trapped
belfast
confetti

3. Ted Hughes
Hughes was fascinated by the 'animism' of ancient cultures, particularly the American Indian.
Animism-the belief that spirits live inside parts of nature. Hughes poem reflects the mentality and spirit of the Hawk God.

4. Spirit of the hawk…
Choose a stanza, and then a part of it you think reflects the personality of the hawk.
For example….
‘I kill where I please because it is all mine’.
What does the phrase ‘kill where I please’ suggest about the hawk’s attitude to its prey, and the way it behaves?

6. Coming up…
WHY?

7. Stanzas with the same length?
Precise organisation and order to its life-
-rehearse perfect kills and eat
Reflecting the monotonous routine and the absolute control

8. Repetition of the possessive pronoun ‘my’?
Self-centered, possessive attitude

9. Monologue form-only the hawk’s voice
Reflects that no other being can be allowed to challenge him
Isolate existence-no consderation of others

10. No rhythm
Serious attitude
Uncontrolled violence

11. End-stopped sentences

12. Lines-the same length

13. Is there any conflict in this poem?
how can we read the poem and derive conflict from it?
Yes no

14. Is there anything that we could?
Superiority
Routine
Self righteousness
Arrogance
Sadism
Single-mindedness
Is there anything that we could
actually admire about
the hawk?