‘Hawk Roosting’ written by Ted Hughes uses personification, as well as other techniques, to reinforce power and control via a predator, who is also the narrator of the poem. The key themes of religion, nature and hierarchy are shown through the poem’s dialogue to suggest the Hawk is the most powerful hunter as well as thoroughly in control of his daily routines. The rigid, quadratic structure of the poem completes a full circle of the Hawk’s life. The poem starts by referring to the Hawk as having his “eyes closed” showing he is asleep, rehearsing his “prefect kills and eat”. The poem then progresses by showing the reader how the hunter kills, as well as describing the fact he has been made perfectly to kill. It finally ends with the Hawk reflecting on his day stating that “nothing has changed” and he wants to “keep things like this” showing that the Hawk is pleased with how the day has progressed. This happiness is followed by a confirmation of the fact he believes he needs nothing else in his life, showing how powerful he believes he is. The religious language used throughout the poem makes it seem as if the Hawk has been given his power by God; “It took the whole of creation to produce my foot” The word “whole” states that it took all of God’s attention into creating he Hawk, symbolizing the Hawk as God’s direct offspring. This direct reference would be a reason for why the Hawk has so much self belief in his abilities to hunt and rule. Furthermore, it states “the earth’s face upwards for my inspection.” The idea that the Hawk is looking down at his pray gives the hawk the control needed to have advantage over his prey. The possessive pronoun “my” shows the Hawk believes he has ownership and power other his “allotment”. Hierarchy is another key theme present throughout the poem; “The sun is behind me.” This end stop reinforces the pathetic fallacy used to show that the Hawk i