Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
H is for Hawk - question 4 - Coggle Diagram
H is for Hawk - question 4
the writer describes how she was unable to put the magnificent hawk into words
the repetition of 'enormous' emphasises this
she is reduced to using a series of metaphors to articulate how impressed she is by it
'a reptile'
' a griffon'
'a broken marionette ... feathers'
she is overwhelmed by the birds presence
Macdonald describes the hawk as both a magnificent spectacle and an uncontrollable eruption of aggression
similes/metaphor
'like gold falling through water'
'a conjuring trick'
' a fallen angel'
simultaneously, Macdonald presents the hawk as both noisy and chaotic. She describes how there is a 'whirring, chaotic clatter of wings and feet'
Finally, the writer draws together the contradicting qualities of beauty and aggression when she describes it as 'brilliance and fury'. This metaphorical imagery suggests she is drawn in by the bird.
use of syndetic listing
highlights M's awe and amazement of the first bird
within the central antithesis, the writer uses several other antithical ideas to reinforce the importance of taking home the 'right' bird
structural antithesis
the right bird
magnificent
light around box
string
sad and grief not getting it
the wrong bird
frail, weak
darkness surrounding box
happiness not getting it
M structures this piece around a series of antithesis
the central antithesis which structures the whole passage is between the 'right' and 'wrong' bird
taking home the 'wrong' bird means M's grief and sorrow over her father will continue
taking the right bird will lead to the road to recovery