The Thought-Fox (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ted Hughes
- First Published: 1957
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Poetry or poets, Writing, Creative process, Forests or forestry, Clocks or watches, Fishing or fishermen, Foxes, Thought or thinking, Night
The Poem
“The Thought-Fox” is a poem of twenty-four lines divided into six stanzas. The title tells the reader that the poet is drawing an analogy between a thought—specifically, in this case, a poetic composition—and a fox.
The poet speaks in the first person and in his own persona. He begins by evoking the silence and mystery of a forest at midnight. An atmosphere of suspense is created as one becomes aware of “something else” that is alive in the imaginary forest outside. The world of the forest is set against the world of the room where the poet is...
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