'keeping her head in the air'- long complex sentences reflect complex care of hawk.
'hackles raised...'- these are all giving a very vivid, visual description.
'madwoman in the attack'- play on words, 'madwoman in the attic' is a character in the novel Jane Eyre- this quote connects to the Victorian melodrama reference.
'This is my hawk'- italics here are used to represent Macdonald's inner voice
'but this isn't my hawk' - Macdonald's inner voice is changing view.
'yellow form folded, the money exchanged'- list shows how long Macdonald holds back from expressing her feelings.
'incoherent appeals' - Confused and disordered. Connects her to first bird- confused.
'total silence' - We are left in suspense at the end of the text.
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