A well-known poem of Ted Hughes is “Hawk Roosting”. What is the meaning of the verb ‘roost’?
To roost means to sit or rest, particularly as a bird does on a perch. In “Hawk Roosting”, the hawk speaks from such a resting position rather than describing an act of…
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A well-known poem of Ted Hughes is “Hawk Roosting”. What is the meaning of the verb ‘roost’?
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To roost means to sit or rest, particularly as a bird does on a perch. In “Hawk Roosting”, the hawk speaks from such a resting position rather than describing an act of swooping.
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