hawk roosting

• context: Hughs wrote many poems about the natural world. his poem isn't about cruelty, but about the hawk's 'natural way of thinking'
• structure: clearly organised structure of 6 stanzas reflects the hawk's control over his life and land
• "i sit in the top of the wood, my eyes closed" - he's top of the food chain, doesn't need to look at the world to know his place in it
• "i am going to keep things like this" - arrogant tone, reinforces his need for power and control