Read the Question carefully and choose the correct option.
Ted Hughes’s poem ‘The Thought- Fox’ is
I. About Thought as Fox
II. About the Fox as Thought
III. About the process of writing poetry.
IV. About Thought entering the poet’s brain like the Fox emerging from darkness.
1. I and II are correct.
2. I and III are correct.
3. I and IV are correct.
4. I, III, and IV are correct.
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Ted Hughes's poem "The Thought-Fox", uses the metaphor of a fox to represent the process of thought. The fox is a symbol of the elusive and mysterious nature of thought.
The poem also explores the act of writing poetry. The fox's movement through the snow and the darkness mirrors the poet's creative process as he brings his thoughts to life on paper.
There is a specific interpretation of the metaphor where the fox (thought) emerges from the darkness into the light (the poet's consciousness), mirroring the moment of inspiration and the development of an idea.
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