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Let’s take a closer look at this remarkable poem. Before we offer an analysis of its language and themes, here’s a stanza-by-stanza summary of the poem, which gives an idea of how the poem’s ‘argument’ develops. Summary. Hughes begins by describing the type of fish known as a pike.
The poem is written in 44 lines divided into 11 quatrains. It doesn’t follow any particular form or rhyme scheme. The first letter of all the lines are capitalized purposefully to give the magnificent appeal to the Pike, in spite of the lines ending in the middle in many places. Themes
The poem “Pike” written by Ted Hughes in 1960 in the book Lupercal, describes the poet’s interpretation of a pike and its habitat. The poem is also based on remembering a time during which the freshwater fish perturbed him. The “Pike” is a free verse poem consisting of 11 stanzas, all being quatrains.
20 maj 2013 · Ted Hughes. Summary: The poem is based on his childhood. As a child he often visited the lake (presumably so that his father can go fishing), of which there lived a huge pike in the deep part of the pond. It is the memory of such a place that acts as a foundation on which this poem was based upon.
Analysis. PDF Cite Share. Sarah Goodale, M.A. | Certified Educator. Ted Hughes' poem "Pike" has as its subject a species of freshwater fish that the poet used to encounter when fishing at a...
7 paź 2023 · 'Pike' is a free verse poem of 11 stanzas, all quatrains, 44 lines in total. On the page, it looks rather neat and formal, as if the poet is looking for order and efficiency. Closer observation brings a varied line length within each stanza and no rhyme.
29 mar 2013 · The primary idea behind Pike is pike: the beauty of pike, the malevolence of pike, and Hughes essentially tries to communicate how in one simple, often overlooked animal exist two profundities of existence, the good and the bad.
