Key learning points

1. ‘Hawk Roosting’ can be described as a fixed verse poem; it consists of six verses, each with four lines.
2. The poem is written in first-person perspective.
3. The hawk views itself as a powerful, god-like figure with control over its environment.
4. The hawk describes how it likes to kill its prey in a violent manner.
5. 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