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    The poem ‘‘The Jaguar’’ is written by the former British Poet Laureate‚ Ted Hughes. It is written in the third person perspective‚ describing the animal’s attitudes in the zoo. The speaker of the poem is unknown‚ but one could assume that Ted Hughes is the speaker himself. The poem describes the lifestyle of animals at the zoo and their different attitudes towards their entrapment in their cage‚ and tributes the majesty of the Jaguar. It compares the bored and lazy moods of animals‚ to the energetic

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    “The Jaguar” by Ted Hughes evocatively embraces the imprisonment of zoo animals within the human world of civilization. More specifically of an extraordinary jaguar. Hughes beautifully uses a variety of poetic techniques such as onomatopoeia‚ enjambment‚ sensory images‚ similes‚ and alliteration to illustrate the contrast between the stoic existence of the other animals and the untameable spirit of the jaguar. The poem truly manifests the greatness of this wild creature and wonderfully demonstrates

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    LETTERS Introduction: Conflicting perspectives are different points of view expressed and influenced by ones context and values. “Birthday Letters” by Ted Hughes is an anthology of poems challenging the accusation that he was responsible for his wife‚ Sylvia Plath’s death. The three poems The Minotaur‚ Your Paris‚ and Red are an insight into Hughes justification of the death of Plath using a very subjective and emotive poetic form. The poems possess many deliberate techniques such as extended metaphors

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    Bio Notes Booklet 3: Molecules for life Cells are the smallest units of all living things. Inside cells are molecules (water‚ glucose‚ protein). Any molecule is made of atoms. Cells carry out metabolic reactions in order to stay alive. Anabolic reactions- large molecules are built when small molecules join together. Catabolic reactions- large molecules break down to form smaller molecules. Organelles- basic components of cells The different biological molecules in cells can be grouped into

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    Poetry Analysis on ‘Wind’ by Ted Hughes The poem ‘Wind’ by Ted Hughes is about the power and the ferocity of wind‚ the speaker puts forwards how demonic ‘Wind’ can be‚ it can make everything around him quiver‚ shiver and fear. The title ‘Wind’ is used as a proper noun‚ the speaker differentiates the winds in nature to ‘Wind’ he is talking about; the one he is talking about is a demonic creature. In the first stanza‚ the speaker changes his settings‚ he starts by saying there is a tempest in the

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    The thought fox By Ted Hughes The thought fox is a poem about writing a poem. The poet is sitting in a room late at night‚ it’s dark outside and though he can’t see anything he senses a presence: Something else is alive Beside the clocks loneliness And this blank page where my fingers move This presence is in the poet’s imagination‚ as you find out in the very first line: I imagine this midnight moments forest: It immediately shows a contrast between the first two lines. The first

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    Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ ‘Whiteness I Remember’‚ and Ted Hughes’s poem‚ ‘Sam’‚ are two poems which describe an experience of Plath’s when she was a student at Cambridge. She was out on her first ride when the horse she had hired the normally-placid Sam‚ bolted. Although Ted Hughes’s is describing the experience he uses insinuations throughout the poem to let out his perception of his marriage with Sylvia Plath‚ hence infuriating‚ the conflict in perspective between the two poems. The ideas of ‘conflicting

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    Hawk roosting The poem “hawk roosting” written by ted Hughes is presented as a dramatic monologue‚ in which the hawk is the speaker. It is an individual utterance‚ where the hawk starts the poem with the pronoun “I”. This particular start gives the readers an idea about the poem persona who has a powerful ego but who is at the same time manifesting his identity which stands firm and strong in the poem. The hawk consequently shows its ruling power and dominance by stating “I sit in the top of the

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    Pike by Ted Hughes Tone Similar to what I’ve just said above. I think it is two tone: (1) quiet awe and appreciation for the perfection of nature; and (2) reserved and respectful due to the inherent danger of this ruthless killing machine. This should sound a little bit like Hunting Snake and would probably provide a suitable comparison. Theme Here is a complex appreciation of the beauty and splendour of nature‚ mixed in with a critical comment on mankind and human nature. Mankind is put in context

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    Hughes makes reference to Plath’s problems‚ implying her “exaggerated American grin “as false‚ having a purpose of its own. The content Plath was there for the “cameras‚ the judges‚ the strangers‚ the frighteners”‚ the extended metaphor suggesting the intrinsic connection issues between Hughes and Plath were caused from external forces. Furthermore the allusion of her “Veronica lake bang” and “what it hid...”suggests that appearances can be deceiving and raises questions about Plath’s

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