Hawk Roosting
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"Hawk Roosting" is a poem by Ted Hughes that presents a hawk’s chillingly self-assured monologue to explore themes of power, dominance, and the brutality of nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hawk Roosting canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5310805 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hawk Roosting Context triple: [Lupercal, containsPoem, Hawk Roosting]
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A.
The Goshawk
The Goshawk is T. H. White’s classic autobiographical account of his obsessive, often harrowing attempt to train a wild goshawk, regarded as a landmark in nature writing and falconry literature.
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B.
The Hawk Is Howling
The Hawk Is Howling is a 2008 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its entirely instrumental tracks and expansive, atmospheric soundscapes.
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C.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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D.
Skylarking
"Skylarking" is a classic roots reggae album by Jamaican singer Horace Andy, renowned for its soulful vocals and socially conscious themes.
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E.
Skylarking
Skylarking is a critically acclaimed 1986 studio album by the English rock band XTC, known for its lush production and cohesive, concept-like song cycle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hawk Roosting Target entity description: "Hawk Roosting" is a poem by Ted Hughes that presents a hawk’s chillingly self-assured monologue to explore themes of power, dominance, and the brutality of nature.
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A.
The Goshawk
The Goshawk is T. H. White’s classic autobiographical account of his obsessive, often harrowing attempt to train a wild goshawk, regarded as a landmark in nature writing and falconry literature.
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B.
The Hawk Is Howling
The Hawk Is Howling is a 2008 studio album by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai, noted for its entirely instrumental tracks and expansive, atmospheric soundscapes.
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C.
The Horse’s Mouth
The Horse’s Mouth is a 1958 British comedy film, based on Joyce Cary’s novel, about an eccentric painter obsessed with his art, featuring a notable performance by Michael Gough.
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D.
Skylarking
"Skylarking" is a classic roots reggae album by Jamaican singer Horace Andy, renowned for its soulful vocals and socially conscious themes.
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E.
Skylarking
Skylarking is a critically acclaimed 1986 studio album by the English rock band XTC, known for its lush production and cohesive, concept-like song cycle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | poem ⓘ |
| author | Ted Hughes ⓘ |
| centralImage | hawk perched in a tree ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
human projections onto animal behavior
ⓘ
instinct versus reason ⓘ relationship between power and morality ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| form | lyric poem ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | hawk ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ted Hughes poetry collections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
enjambment
ⓘ
imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-war British poetry ⓘ |
| mode | dramatic monologue ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person monologue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial political interpretations
ⓘ
unapologetic celebration of predatory power ⓘ |
| perspective | non-human animal perspective ⓘ |
| speaker | hawk ⓘ |
| structure | regular stanzas ⓘ |
| studiedIn | English literature curricula ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
nature
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predatory bird ⓘ violence in the natural world ⓘ |
| symbol |
dictatorial ruler
ⓘ
power ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| theme |
anthropomorphism
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authority ⓘ brutality of nature ⓘ control ⓘ death ⓘ dominance ⓘ ego ⓘ natural order ⓘ power ⓘ predation ⓘ tyranny ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tone |
chilling
ⓘ
menacing ⓘ self-assured ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hawk Roosting Description of subject: "Hawk Roosting" is a poem by Ted Hughes that presents a hawk’s chillingly self-assured monologue to explore themes of power, dominance, and the brutality of nature.
Referenced by (1)
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