Evening Hawk Literary Devices

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In the poem “Evening Hawk,” Warren utilizes a plethora of words and phrases to elaborate upon his central themes of death and ignorance of time and history. Through his impactful imagery and powerful verbs, the author transports the audience into an eerie, vampy world of the hawk and its predatory nature in the darkness of the evening, ending the day. Beginning the essay, Warren establishes a dark, mysterious tone with setting the scene with a “tumultuous avalanche,” leading up to the unexpected arrival of the deathly creature. Representing the Grim Reaper, the hawk employs his wing as a scythe and embodies death as he eradicates another day. Calling attention as the hawk “is climbing the last light,” the author emphasizes the “unforgiving”

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