Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes

He grew up in Yorkshire, so his writing is influenced by nature
The poem is about the world from a hawk's point of view
The poem doesn't have a rhyme scheme which links to the idea that the hawk doesn't conform to any rules and he does what he wants
'whole of Creation' he is saying it took all of God to produce his foot and that God is in his foot, he thinks he is God
1. the hyperbole adds to how important he is
'the sun is behind me' this has double meaning, the sun is on his side or even the sun is of lesser importance than him. It provides everything with life, but he is still more important
'tearing off heads' this is graphic imagery, which adds to the monstrosity of the hawk
'nothing has changed', he is saying that evolution has done nothing as he is the best version
'allotment of death' this is a juxtaposition as an allotment grows new vegetables, but he is talking about death, this provides an unsettling mood for the readers
The anthropomorphism helps to convey the qualities of the hawk, however it also suggests the idea that the hawk is representative of man as we hold ourseleves in the highest regard as we created everything bar nature
The poem begins and ends with I, which underscores his arrogance

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