Pied Beauty 	The poem "Pied Beauty" begins by praising God for all the colorful and diverse things in nature. The speaker is thankful for everything with dots‚ circles‚ different colors‚ etc. He seems to be fond of nature and "the great outdoors." Many of the images in the poem made me think of camping out‚ or a picnic. For example‚ fresh fire-coal‚ chestnut falls‚ finches‚ skies of two colors‚ cows‚ etc. But the poem does not only speak of natures’ diversity. It also makes
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The poem opens with an offering: “Glory be to God for dappled things.” In the next five lines‚ Hopkins elaborates with examples of what things he means to include under this rubric of “dappled.” He includes the mottled white and blue colors of the sky‚ the “brinded” (brindled or streaked) hide of a cow‚ and the patches of contrasting color on a trout. The chestnuts offer a slightly more complex image: When they fall they open to reveal the meaty interior normally concealed by the hard shell; they
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Pied Beauty -Gerard Hopkins The title of the poem itself is a clear indication of what follows (“pied” meaning ‘of more than one colour’)‚ a celebration of imperfection; of diversity. The poem opens with the poet praising and thanking God for spotted or dappled (imperfect) things‚ “Glory be to God for dappled things”. This one line alone sends the reader into contemplation—having always associated beauty with perfection‚ this makes one look at things from a whole
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Hopkins wrote this poem ‘Pied Beauty’‚ which used the tone of contradiction to convince readers to praise and be thankful to God‚ as He had given us whatever we have. On the other hand‚ ‘Hunting Snake’ written by Judith Wright created the tone of tense by illustrating the reactions of the poet and her companion when they met a hunting snake on their walk. Great senses of imagery were created in both the poems ‘Pied Beauty’ and ‘Hunting Snake’. First difference between two poems is shown in the structure
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Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins This beautiful poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins runs on a single theme- Nature and its creator‚ God. He writes about the diversity and beauty of nature and how it changes everyday. Hopkins sees the power and creation of God through nature. This poem describes his wonder and awes at the creation of such an extraordinary and ever changing course that is nature. ‘Glory be to God for dappled things‚ For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow‚’ He uses
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admired for the highly original use of rhythm in his poetry‚ a quality that can be seen in the following poems‚ “The Windhover‚” “Pied Beauty‚” and “Hurrahing in Harvest.” A windhover‚ also known as a kestrel‚ is a small type of falcon. These three poems express Hopkins’s devotion to the Catholic faith‚ as well as his fascination with the natural world. Like most of Hopkins’s poetry‚ the poems were first published in 1918‚ nearly 20 years after his death. In a note on the religious life of Hopkins
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The two poems "The Discovery" by Gwendolyn MacEwen and "Pied Beauty" by Gerard Manley Hopkins have many similarities and differences. "The Discovery" by MacEwen is a poem about constant exploration and how nothing can ever fully be understood. "Pied Beauty" by Hopkins is a God fearing that is concerned with the continuous appreciation of everything God has created. Both authors depict a main central theme of an unappreciated world. However‚ both authors describe their themes in contradicting ways
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1. Compare and contrast how sound affects meaning in the following poems: “Digging‚” “[True Ease in Writing Comes from Art‚ Not Chance]‚” “The Fish‚” “The Lake Isle of Innisfree‚” and “Pied Beauty.” Sound in a poem is used as a device to help the reader better visualize the events playing out. With sound‚ the reader can better enjoy and comprehend the meaning and what is happening in the poem. The sound in the “Digging‚” is used‚ however‚ very lightly. The speaker compares his work to the manual
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In Pied Beauty‚ Gerard Hopkins vividly portrays his love of things that are not perfect by his choice of words‚ his use or imagery and alliteration. One way that Hopkins vividly portrays his love of imperfections by his choice of words. For example "For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swims;" by that Gerard Hopkins said that the moles on the trout’s body or scales that he compared with a beautiful rose. We all know that moles sometimes can be ugly and hideous‚ but to Hopkins - he said
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Pied Beauty Hopkins was born in 1844‚ and died just 45 years later‚ in 1889‚ but in this relatively short life he wrote some of the most startling and original poetry of the whole 19th Century. He was a deeply intellectual and religious man‚ and became a Jesuit priest in 1877‚ the same year in which he wrote ‘Pied Beauty’. Throughout his life Hopkins was deeply fond of the countryside and its beauty‚ in which he could see the work and power of God. In ‘Pied Beauty’ he expresses his delight and
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