Hawk Roosting


UNDERSTANDING THE POEM

1. Comment on the physical features of the hawk highlighted in

the poem and their significance.

Answer:


2. How does the poem emphasise the physical prowess of the hawk?

Answer:


3. ‘There is no sophistry in my body’—this statement expresses

the brutal frankness of the hawk. Does the poet suggest

something through this statement?

Answer:


4. ‘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:


5. Why is the poem entitled ‘Hawk Roosting’?

Answer:


6. Bring out the parallel suggested between the predatory instincts

of the bird and human behaviour.

Answer:





DABP006694