Question

'Now I hold Creation in my foot' – explain the centrality of this assertion in the poem. What makes the hawk's assertion of its invincibility so categorical?

Answer 1

This line is from Ted Hughes’s famous poem, Hawk Roosting. This poem depicts the perfect dominance that a hawk has over creatures. 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

In the statement Now I hold creation in my foot, the Hawk makes the argument invincibly categorical. It is the Hawk who is in charge of the whole universe, even the Sun abides by that universe.

• The Hawk is utter and indomitable. It ascribes the jungle's summit to itself. The highest of all the social ladder, it stands at the highest point from where it can see everything beneath and low.
• The Hawk exaggerates that it took the entire world to designing him. It lies on a rough surface, at the tree's highest point.
• The Hawk's viewpoint is limited by its view. The little wood it sees from her seat allows her to be the whole universe and presumes to be her Lord.