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What is the central theme of "The Thought Fox"?
Compare the page at the start of the poem with the page at the end.
Give two details from the poem which suggest that inspiration comes from inside the mind rather than from the outside world.
Look at the window in stanza 2 and at where the fox ends up in stanza 6.
Which theme is central to the whole poem?
What happens to the page?
What does the starless window suggest?
Stars often symbolise guidance or inspiration.
Write an essay plan for this question: How does Ted Hughes present the creative process in The Thought Fox? Include an introduction, three main points with evidence from specific stanzas, and a conclusion.
Organise your points in the order of the poem: waiting, approach, arrival.
Imagine that the thought in the poem were a different animal: a butterfly, a tiger or a dog. Choose one and explain how the poem's meaning about inspiration would change, and why Hughes's choice of a fox is effective.
List the fox's qualities first, then test whether the other animal shares them.
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