Hawk Roosting
The poem, “Hawk Roosting”, by Ted Hughes is more than a poem about a bird of prey; it is a poem by a bird of prey – a cool chant of confidence by an animal that has no serious competitors and literally has the world at its feet (Channel4, 1). ... Hughes has mastered the use of the English language and has proven that to readers through one of his earliest successes, “Hawk Roosting. ... Hughes moved to the United States and married a fellow poet, the world-renowned Sylvia Plath, Hughes wrote “Hawk Roosting” when he was just thirty years of age. ... “Hawk Roosting” has a strong and definite theme. The theme of this poem is that the hawk is a product of nature and its personality is dictated by nature. ... The hawk did not choose to be a hawk or feel the way that it does. Nature created the hawk and its personality. The poem makes it seem like nature has created everything for the hawk. One characteristic of this hawk is its likeness to a god. Perhaps this hawk was god of all hawks. ... The hawk seemed godlike for many reasons. ... This hawk has no enemies and is prey to no one. The Earth is also shaped for this hawk. ... The hawk here seems larger than life, and definitely larger than fellow hawks.