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Identify two central themes of "Pike" and give one detail from the poem for each.
Look at each of the three movements for an idea.
How does the poem suggest that killing is part of the pike's nature rather than a choice?
Consider birth, anatomy and behaviour.
Which theme is most directly shown by the pike in the tank eating one another?
Think about what the pike do to each other.
The pond outliving a vanished monastery mainly develops which theme?
Ask what has survived and what has not.
Compare the theme of darkness and emergence in "Pike" with that in "The Thought Fox".
Compare the setting, what emerges, and whether it is welcomed or feared.
Some readers think "Pike" glorifies violence. Write a balanced paragraph responding to this view.
Separate admiration from glorification, and look closely at the ending.
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