HAWK ROOSTING

 VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE

CLASS:- Xii; SUB:- ENGLISH(B)

TUTOR:- SWAPAN KUMAR RAY(M.A, B. ED)

VERSE :- HAWK ROOSTING.

1.  Answer the following questions :- (Marks-6)

a) '' I sit in the top of the wood, my eyes closed. Inaction,  no falsifying dream'' --- Who is referred to here as I ? Why are the eyes closed ? Why is the dream called no falsifying ?

Or,   '' The convenience of the high trees'' --- Who is the speaker ? Why are the high trees convenience to the speaker ?

Or,  '' Are of advantage to me '' --- Who is the speaker here ? What are the advantages provided by nature that the hawk enjoyes ?

Or,     ''I hold creation in my foot '' Expalin the quoted line. 

Or,    '' It took whole creation / To produce my foot'' --- Who is the speaker here ? What does the Hawk mean by saying that ' the whole of creation ' produced it ? (WBCHSE)

Or,  Comment on the physical features and prowess of the hawk ? Discuss the significance. (WBCHSE)

Or, What role does nature play in Hawk Roosting ? 

Ans:-  In the poem Hawk Roosting here 'I' refer to the Hawk. 

Ted Hughes ' Hawk Roosting'  is a popular  dramatic monologue.  The poem is written from the perspective of a hawk. Physically the hawk is a powerful bird, its job is to find out and kill its prey. The hawk sits on a high branch in the forest with its eyes closed. Although it appears to be sleeping, the hawk is actually rehearsing for its next prey. Its clawed feet help it to stay on the branch. 

The hawk enjoys many advantages for sitting on the high branches of the tree. The air's buoyancy  and the sunlight help it to find its prey on the ground. It seems as if the whole world is looking at the hawk. Nature is helping it in its hunting. The hawk's curved legs,  its feathers, are created from a combination of nature's materials. And now those sharp claws and feathers play major role in its hunting. Now it holds the entire creation in its feet.

b) '' The allotment of death.'' --- Who is the responsible for the allotment of death? What picture of the speaker is exposed through this line ?

Or,  '' No argumments assert my right / the sun is behind me.'' --- How can these lines be interpreted as a metaphor of directorship or absolute authority ? (WBCHSE)

Or,  '' Nothing has changed since I began. / my eye has permitted no change '' --- Who is referred to here as I ? What has not changed and why ?

Or,  '' I am going to keep things like this '' --- Who is I referred to here ? What things are here referred to here ? What arguments does he present in support of his promise ?

Or,  '' There is no sophistry in my body'' --- Who is the speaker here ? What does Sophistry mean and for what purpose it is use ? What does the hawk suggest about himself by this line ? 

Or,  '' I kill where I please bacause it is all mine '' --- Who is I referred to here ? What does this line signify ? 

Ans:-  In the poem Hawk Roosting here 'I' refer to the Hawk. 

 Ted Hughes ' Hawk Roosting'  is a popular  dramatic monologue.  The poem is written from the perspective of a hawk. Physically the hawk is a powerful bird, its job is to find out and kill its prey.  As it circles high in the sky, the hawk watches its prey. Hawk's  only job is to tearing of heads of its prey. The hawk can hunt wherever it wants because it rules over all creation. 

According to the hawk, nature has assigned him the right to kill his share and allotment of death.  There is no sophistry in its body. The hawk's sole purpose in existence is to kill and eat other animals. Therefore, no argument can be made against its right. The sun rises at the morning and sets at the end of the day, but the rights of the hawk of allotment of death never changes. The sppremacy  and cruelty of the Hawk is beautifully presented in the poem.