Here is the poem which I call 'Pike':. 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.
Or hung in an amber cavern of weeds. Three we kept behind glass, Jungled in weed: three inches, four, And four and a half: fed fry to them — Suddenly there were two. Finally one. With a sag belly and the grin it was born with. And indeed they spare nobody. Two, six pounds each, over two feet long High and dry and dead in the willow-herb —. A pond I fished, fifty yards across, Whose lilies and muscular tench Had outlasted every visible stone Of the monastery that planted them —.
Stilled legendary depth: It was as deep as England. It held Pike too immense to stir, so immense and old That past nightfall I dared not cast.
But silently cast and fished With the hair frozen on my head For what might move, for what eye might move. The still splashes on the dark pond,.
Finally one. With a sag belly and the grin it was born with. And indeed they spare nobody. Two, six pounds each, over two foot long. High and dry in the willow-herb —. A pond I fished, fifty yards across, Whose lilies and muscular tench Had outlasted every visible stone Of the monastery that planted them —. Stilled legendary depth: It was as deep as England.
It held Pike too immense to stir, so immense and old That past nightfall I dared not cast. But silently cast and fished With the hair frozen on my head For what might move, for what eye might move. The still splashes on the dark pond,. Back Why register? We're not interested in your data You can use most of our website without any need to register. Log in Register.
That perhaps the Pike is perfectly built for killing, and thus has to live up to its expectations. That all its life it is honing its skills in hunting just to be able to fulfil the expectations of everybody.
It is here that is life is subdued weakened what is the point in life if you are built do something that you are not passionate about? It is here that the poet is implying that the Pike may reflect on him instead, perhaps relating it to an incident in his childhood as he starts to remember his past when he recalls this pond as well as the pike. This is similar to the poem found in the anthology The Cockroach when the poet finds that the animal that he describing, the cockroach, completely reflect the actions of his life, as well as the life of many that walk on this earth.
Could the pike also be reflecting on us as well? Perhaps the poet is exaggerating these features to give us a sense of its raw power as well as its efficiency and consistency due to the use of the verb and adverb kneading quietly. Note as well the random use of a named muscle that is a feature of a core muscle, one of the most important muscles in your body.
The fact that it is featured indicate how much power that the pike has, especially in the ones where the strength of the muscles is required most core muscles. The scene described dictates the experience that the poet had of keeping such creatures as pets.
Take note that the fact that they were so small although the poet was so proud illustrates how hard it actually is to capture a pike that even capturing one this small was already considered an achievement. Also note how they suddenly disappeared. This indicates that the other two were killed off by the strongest one. And indeed they spare nobody. One pike swam into the mouth of another one, where both of them suffocated and died.
This could represent the dangers of arrogance, contrary to what the poet was implying as he mentioned arrogance a countless number of times and painted it in a positive light.
In this case, the pike could represent him as his recollection could have triggered a memory of his past where he had faced a similar issue, only to find both parties lose due to arrogance. However, there is still a level of respect for the way that these two Pike died, they were pikes after all. The best creatures to ever walk this earth in the eyes of the poet.
These two stanzas represent the bittersweet memories that the poet had in connection with this pond, and how he has lived with it and saw it changed throughout the ages.
This is a good way for one to create a sense of meaning to a statistical measurement, not only indicating that the poet possess knowledge of the area, but how the poet came to obtain the knowledge — in this case through experience. It is also creates an innocent image to the pond, as well as the poet when he visited that area regularly as a child. This is the final experience reported in the play, where the poet decides to one night fish in the pond.
Furthermore the person is very sleepy, and it usually at this time that dreams and reality start to blend as you become more and more sleepy and drift into a half-sleep.
Also note the powerful imagery used to create this surreal image. We do not notice where the tree branches originate from as they are hidden in the darkness due to the density of the forest, making it look as if they are floating.
This comes along due to the irrationality that you get when you are sleepy. The branches then branch out towards the pond, which in this case represent the mind, trying to infect it. Based on the descriptions of the pike before, we can also assume that he is afraid of the pike watching him with those very scary beady eyes, ready to display its strength in the water at any time.
It is currently in its element where it is most powerful. It has the best edge possible for hunting purposes. It is once again a creature of mystery, and it is at this time of night that it becomes more mysterious as its behavioural patterns change and such approaching this very crucial time when it has to hunt. This gives the image of the pike finally being free, indicating that it will be more ferocious and animalistic than it normally is as whatever restriction that was in place before is now freed.
The pike then rose slowly towards him, watching, foreshadowing the fact that he is about to be attacked or that something dramatic will happen. The poem ends here, leaving us wondering what that dramatic moment might be, in turn creating tension at the end of the story.
Speaker of the poem : The poet himself, Ted Hughes. In his mature self although metaphorically in his childhood self as well. A profound respect, almost obsession, with the pike due to its power and its impact on his childhood days. Paired poems Identify poems in the anthology and why they are appropriate to be paired. Hunting Snake in the sense that both writers share a profound respect for the animal that they are describing.
The Woodspurge due to both poets having a wider meaning towards their feature of choice and that what they are actually describing could be completely allegorical, representing something else. Horses in the sense of the time shift throughout the text, although Horses is chronological. They also share an equal amount of respect for the animal that they are describing and also tend to point out the physical strength found in the animal.
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