Reading and responding to 'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes
I can give my personal response to the poem, including some evidence to justify my ideas.
Reading and responding to 'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes
I can give my personal response to the poem, including some evidence to justify my ideas.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- ‘Hawk Roosting’ can be described as a fixed verse poem; it consists of six verses, each with four lines.
- The poem is written in first-person perspective.
- The hawk views itself as a powerful, god-like figure with control over its environment.
- The hawk describes how it likes to kill its prey in a violent manner.
- We can respond to a poem by writing a personal response to it.
Keywords
Enjambment - when a line in poetry continues onto the next line without pause or punctuation, creating a sense of flow
Perspective - the point of view from which the poet writes, influencing the way events or ideas are portrayed and understood
Interpretation - the process of understanding and assigning meaning to a poem
Personal response - reflections that we make about a poem after reading or listening to it
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to discuss how perspective can have an effect on their understanding of the poem and its themes.
It may be useful to remind pupils of the different perspectives that writing can take and the effect they can have on a reader or listener.
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Equipment
You need a copy of the poem ‘Hawk Roosting’ which is featured on page 41 in the 2019 Faber & Faber edition of ‘The Thought Fox: Collected Animal Poems Vol 4’ written by Ted Hughes for this lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
when a line in poetry continues onto the next line without pause
the point of view from which the poet writes
the process of understanding and assigning meaning to a poem
reflections that we make about a poem after reading or listening to it
being inactive or not taking action
the ability to float or rise in a fluid
to make false or deceive