Starter. Write down what you think the poem may be about. Think about the title and how it may relate to conflict.

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1 Starter Write down what you think the poem may be about. Think about the title and how it may relate to conflict. To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

2 Hawk Roosting Objective: To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

3 Success Criteria AO1 (Higher) Band Band 6 Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1 Criteria * insightful exploratory response to text * close analysis of detail to support interpretation * exploratory response to text * analytical use of detail to support interpretation * considered/qualified response to text * details linked to interpretation * sustained response to elements of text * effective use of details to support interpretation * explained response to element(s) of text * details used to support a range of comments * supported response to text * comment(s) on detail(s)

4 Success Criteria AO1 (Foundation) Band Band 6 Criteria * considered/qualified response to text * details linked to interpretation Band 5 Band 4 Band 3 Band 2 Band 1 * sustained response to elements of text * effective use of details to support interpretation * explained response to element(s) of text * details used to support a range of comments * supported response to text * comment(s) on details * some clear responses * range of details used * simple response(s) * familiarity with text/reference to some details

5 Keywords dictator-a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force symbolism-the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

6 Context Ted Hughes was born in West Yorkshire in His father was a carpenter and a veteran of World War I. Hughes writes about the elements and aspects of the natural world in much of his poetry. The poet Simon Armitage said that for Hughes, poetry was a connecting rod between nature and humanity. Keywords: dictator, symbolism To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

7 Symbolism Some believe that when Ted Hughes wrote this poem about the hawk, he was thinking about the personality of someone like Adolf Hitler. Task List any evidence to link the hawk and a personality such as Hitler s. Interpretations: The hawk symbolises humanity, like a dictator. The hawk symbolises a violent force of nature (or nature itself). To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

8 Hawk Roosting I sit in the top of the wood, my eyes closed. Inaction, no falsifying dream Between my hooked head and hooked feet: Or in sleep rehearse perfect kills and eat. Physical position reflects his high status Falsifying make false so as to mislead. Buoyancy- power to float in a liquid. REPETITION emphasises the hawk s dangerous features The convenience of the high trees! The air s buoyancy and the sun s ray Are of advantage to me; And the earth s face upward for my inspection. Key Terms Monologue: a long speech spoken by a single character. Persona: a voice which the poet assumes that is not their own, the speaker of the poem. To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting. It s as if nature has been designed purely to suit the hawk. PERSONIFICATION of the earth as a subservient person looking to the hawk for approval

9 My feet are locked upon the rough bark. It took the whole of Creation To produce my foot, my each feather: Now I hold Creation in my foot Or fly up, and revolve it all slowly I kill where I please because it is all mine. There is no sophistry in my body: My manners are tearing off heads The hawk imagines itself to be the only important being. It s as if the hawk is carrying the earth rather than being supported by them. Seems confident, arrogant and possibly deluded. Sophistry false argument; clever, seemingly sensible, but false reasoning Reminds us of the hawk s vicious nature. To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

10 Hawk has power over who dies The allotment of death. For the one path of my flight is direct Through the bones of the living. No arguments assert my right: Violent image of the hawk swooping on its prey. The hawk feels no need to explain or justify its position as ruler. The sun is behind me. Double meaning as it is suggesting sun is supporting the hawk as well as literally behind it. Nothing has changed since I began. My eye has permitted no change. I am going to keep things like this. At the end the hawk is determined to keep complete control. Structure Irregular lines: long and short Cacophony: words combining consonant sounds that don t permit an easy flow of pronunciation, but rather produce sharpness and harshness. Why do you think Hughes may have done this? To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting. Allotment passing on or giving out portions No arguments assert my right stress or state your right/authority

11 Poetry Reading Record The main ideas in the poem The feelings and attitudes conveyed by the poet The structure/shape of the poem Note: You must use PETER in each section of your poetry reading record. Imagery (similes, metaphors, poetic devices) To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

12 The main ideas in the poem What is the poem about? What happens in the poem? Poetry Reading Record What conflict does this poem relate to? The feelings and attitudes conveyed by the poet What is the tone of the poem? Why does the poet feel this way? The structure / shape of the poem Note: You must use PETER in each section of your poetry reading record. What is different about each stanza? How does each stanza develop the ideas in the poem? Is there a particular rhyme or rhythm to it? Imagery (similes, metaphors, poetic devices) What poetic devices are used in the poem? What impact does this have on the reader? To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

13 Just before you leave Write down the following: 1 something you did well 2 something you learnt this lesson 3 something you d like to know next (This is also the place to tell me if you don t understand something!) To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.

14 Extension: Your turn Using the same approach as Ted Hughes, compose a short poem from an animal s point of view. Choose an animal that is a predator and explore the power and danger of it in the language you select. To be able to explain how the poet uses the a hawk to present conflict in the poem Hawk Roosting.