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The Poets

Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962)

    (1)    Contrast Jeffers’ heart-weary imagery in “Hurt Hawks” with the reflective phrases of Ted Hughes’ “Hawk Roosting” and the haunting cries in Edward Thomas’ “The Owl.”

    (2)    Compare the nationalistic theme of Jeffers’ “Shine, Perishing Republic” with that of Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California.”

    (3)    Characterize the grim fatalism in Jeffers’ “Credo.”

    (4)    Discuss Jeffers’ use of the repeated “haste haste” in “Shine, Perishing Republic.” Why does Jeffers repeat this word?

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