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Pike, three inches long, perfect Pike in all parts, green tigering the gold. Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin. They dance on the surface among the flies. Or move, stunned by their own grandeur, Over a bed of emerald, silhouette Of submarine delicacy and horror. A hundred feet long in their world. In ponds, under the heat-struck ...
‘Pike’ is a poem of forty lines which consists of ten stanzas written in quatrains. The poem can be divided into three parts: Part One – The poet’s admiration and description of the ‘Pike’ Part two – Poet’s experience with Pikes’ Part three – Poet’s Fishing experience in the Pond Stanza One. Pike, three inches long, perfect
19 maj 2023 · In Ted Hughes' poem "Pike," the speaker delves into the eerie and mesmerizing world of the pike, a predatory fish. The poem explores the pike's menacing presence, its grandeur in its watery realm, and its ability to strike fear into other creatures.
1 sty 1995 · Pike Lyrics. Pike, three inches long, perfect. Pike in all parts, green tigering the gold. Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin. They dance on the surface among the flies. Or move,...
‘Pike’ is one of the best-known poems by the English poet Ted Hughes (1930-98). Published in his second collection, Lupercal, in 1960, the poem describes the fish known as the pike, which is depicted as deadly and dangerous: a force of nature which obeys its own rules.
The Poetry Archive acquires and preserves recordings of poets reading their own work out loud. Ted Hughes was born in a small village in Yorkshire in 1930. As a little boy, he loved animals. He would spend his free time in the countryside that surrounded his home, observing the wildlife that lived there. As a teenager, Ted knew that he wanted ...
Pike (with Introduction) Pike, three inches long, perfect. Pike in all parts, green tigering the gold. Killers from the egg: the malevolent aged grin. They dance on the surface among the flies. Or move, stunned by their own grandeur, Over a bed of emerald, silhouette. Of submarine delicacy and horror.
