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How effectively does Hughes convey the power of the jaguar? Ted Hughes' poem 'The Jaguar' describes the animals in a zoo and their lifestyles. It also compares them to the jaguar, which is an animal that lives differently to the others in the way that it views its life. The poem depicts the jaguar as powerful, but in what way? The first line of Ted Hughes' poem the jaguar is: "The apes yawn and adore their fleas in the sun." From the very first three words it is clear that the apes are tired, and the fact that they are in the sun adds to the sleepy air. I think this line was deliberately chosen to begin to convey the monotonous lull of everyday life in the zoo and set a drowsy mood. They are "adoring" their fleas, which is not a word commonly used in these circumstances. Playing with fleas is...

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