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What is the role of the goldfinch and the laburnum tree in the poem “The Laburnum Top”?

Discuss animal imagery in "Hawk Roosting" by Ted Hughes.

What is the engine in the poem "The Laburnum Top"? Who or what is the engine: the tree or the birds?

What is the summary of the poem "The Laburnum Top" by Ted Hughes?

What is a summary of and background on the poem "My Own True Family" by Ted Hughes?

Can you help me understand the poem "Heptonstall" by Ted Hughes, including the historical/biographical background that might be connected to it? 

Please explain the poem "The Harvest Moon" by Ted Hughes.

What are the figures of speech in "Hawk Roosting" by Ted Hughes?

What is the meaning of Ted Hughes's poem "The Jaguar"?

What is a summary for the poem "Ravens" by Ted Hughes?

How is Ted Hughes's work characteristic of modern poetry?

Please explain the themes of the poem "Daffodils" by Ted Hughes.

What are some language features used in the poem "Hawk Roosting" by Ted Hughes?  

What is a critical analysis of the poem "Ravens" by Ted Hughes?

Compare and Contrast the position of speaker in "That Morning" and "Thought Fox."

Could I have a summary of the themes and an analysis of  'The Stag' by Ted Hughes?  

Provide an analysis of the poem “October Dawn” by Ted Hughes.

What is Hughes's poem "Song" about? I had previously assumed it was an ode to Sylvia Plath, but then found out that he had written the poem before he met her. 

1) Describe the hawk‘s attitude towards himself and the world in "Hawk Roosting." 2) In your view, what does the hawk stand for? Come up with three different possibilities.

Please provide a summary of "Relic" by Ted Hughes.

How does Ted Hughes present natural imagery in the poem ''Cat and Mouse''?

How is Ted Hughes's poem "That Morning" representative of primary and secondary motives?

What is a summary and analysis of the poem "A March Calf" by Ted Hughes?

What is the theme of the poem "Chaucer" by Ted Hughes? What is its historical background? Some have said that Plath recited this poem to a cow. I am confused.

What is an explanation of "Crow Tyrannosaurus" by Ted Hughes?

In the poem "Mooses" by Ted Hughes , what do the moose represent and what is the overall meaning of the poem?

What is the moral or message of the poem "Hawk Roosting" by Ted Hughes? 

Explain the use of repetition in the poem "Mooses" by Ted Hughes.

Comment on energy and movement in the poetry of Ted Hughes.

How does Hughes portray the brutality of nature in “Snowdrop”?

Please provide an analysis of the poem "Swifts" by Ted Hughes, including commentary, meaning, images, and metaphors.

What is the explanation, analysis, and historical background of the poem "The Angel" by Ted Hughes?

What is musicality and how it is found in Ted Hughes' poem "Hawk Roosting"?

How does the run of salmon function as poetic inspiration for Ted Hughes in "That Morning?"

In the poem "Mooses" by Ted Houghes, the poet uses metaphor to compare  A. The lake with a mirror  B. Ugliness with feet C. Tears with hope  D. Antlers with thoughts   

How do I write a commentary of  "Swifts" by Ted Hughes?

What are similarities between "A Case of Murder" by Vernon Scannell and "The Jaguar" by Ted Hughes?