Essay --

In the poems Hawk Roosting and Golden Retrievals, Ted Hughes and Mark Doty, respectively, portray differing views of the domain from the perspectives of two different animals. Hughes depicts a hawk as omnipotent, cunning, and calculating in its actions and motives whereas Doty conveys the animal perspective through a halcyon retrieval depicted as carefree and joyful. Through utilization of poetic devices, both authors offer contrasting characterizations of the two animals and distinct perspectives of the world. Through use of poetic devices, Hughes and Doty, respectively, characterize the hawk and the golden retrieval in different lights to ultimately reveal the animals views on themselves. Hughes poem, the Hawk Roosting, features a self-obsessed and demanding Hawk. The author characterizes the hawk through the use of first person diaphragm of view. The use of personal pronouns mine, my, and I furthers the authors point that the Hawk believes the world revolves around it and it al one. It seems oblivious to the importance of the world around it. It takes on the office of a king the hawk presides over everything. Furthermore, the Hawk never seems to mention any another(prenominal) living creature. As far as it is concerned, every other creature is entirely irrelevant and has no place in the world. Moreover, the hawk sees itself as a God-like creature. The hawk may kill where it pleases and in the most down(p) manner,...tearing off heads. The hawk seems to have declared itself grim reaper at this point in the poem. The hawk has no one to answer to and thus does and plans accordingly. It intimately brags to the audience about its unique ability of killing other creatures in the most brutal way possible it enjoys the viciousness of... ...ife, demonstrating that pityings also fancy and systematically plan for the future, collectively trying to be the best of the best at all times much like the hawk. Hughes systematic hawk makes Dotys golden retrieval seem ver y much lost and distracted as each day passes. The hawk would like nothing more than to aviate alone and dictate the universe, whereas the dog simply travels with his master as nothing more than a companion. The hawk recognizes the world around him with a callous insolence and deliberate approach for the future while the dog lives in the present and concentrates on the small, but valuable things in life. Both animals live their lives differently and apiece as humans do. The utilization of an animals point of view is accomplished completely in both poems as the poets connect the animals thought processes to that of the human race.