Comparision of Ted Hughes Hawk Roosting and William Wordsworth
Comparision of Ted Hughes Hawk Roosting and William Wordsworth
The poem “Hawk Roosting” written by Ted Hughes discusses the power and the superiority of a Hawk from the animals own perspective. His writing in 1st person as a hawk compares and personifies the life of a human. In lines “I kill where I please because it is all mine” the hawk compares his own savage nature to the egoistic character of a human being. This is also seen in the lines when he says “No arguments assert my right”. Here he presents his supreme power over other animals, as he says that no arguments will be able to diminish his superior rights.
The author uses anthropomorphosis to humanize the hawk. This is shown in the lines where the hawks body parts are described as “feet and head” as if the hawk is indeed a human. This connotation can be seen in the lines “Between my hooked head and hooked feat”. The author also uses imagery in the lines “I sit in the top of the wood, my eyes closed”. “My eyes closed” highlights the arrogant nature of the hawk in a more coherent manner, as the eyes closed show that he doesnt fear or care about anything but himself. As