Reading and responding to 'Pike' by Ted Hughes

‘Pike’ was written by Ted Hughes in 1960; the poem consists of eleven verses, each with four lines. Hughes often used animals, landscapes and elemental forces as symbols in his work. Hughes uses vivid imagery in the poem to create a rich and sensory description of the pike and its environment. Researching about the subject of a poem can greatly enhance readers' understanding. The goal of research is to enrich and engage readers in a poem.