Question

How does the poem emphasise the physical prowess of the Hawk?

Answer 1

Ted Hughes’s famous poem, Hawk Roosting highlights a hawk's power. This poem depicts the perfect prowess and dominance that it has over creatures in its food chain. It takes advantage of the air, the height, the sun and other natural phenomena. Nature has equipped it with such invincible physical features such as sharp claws and watchful eyes that can look for miles. With these features, the hawk is like a mighty king with unshakable powers. So, it holds the world in its feet.

Answer 2

The poet describes a grotesque image of a Hawk whose physical prowess is emphasized from the point of view of the hawk himself

• The question has been asked from the story Hawk Roosting.
• The Hawk sits on the highest branch of a wooded tree. The egocentric Hawk sees itself at the world's elite. It expresses awareness of its physiology as its supremacy.
• The Hawk's features make it look ferocious and superior to the rest of the living creatures. And in his dreams, he talks of about his killings and eats. The fascist Hawk thinks it took all of creation to make it.