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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Gerard Manley Hopkins’ "Pied Beauty" Many early works about nature take their appreciation for our Father ’s artistic flair to an unwanted extreme. If individuals forget that nothing we enjoy would exist if the Creator did not have the urge to bring it about they displease Him for He is a jealous God. Gerard Manley Hopkins is one of the few authors that was able to sit back and adore nature without losing sight of the Lord and we can see that in his sonnet "Pied Beauty." Through themes expressing
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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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PIED BEAUTY ESSAY The poet begins the poem by glorifying God for all of the wonderful‚ natural things‚ and he also finishes the poem in the same way‚ by praising Him for the imperfectly great things that he had listed above. The poet talks of his admiration for everything‚ even the man-made things and the things that may be considered. In the last line‚ the poem also becomes an apology for the things that may normally not be thought beautiful or valued. The poem is almost a celebration of the diversity
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Critical appreciation of a poem is defined as the critical reading of a poem. The meaning of its words‚ its rhyme‚ scheme‚ the speaker‚ figures of speech‚ the references to other works (intertextuality)‚ the style of language‚ the general writing style of the poet ( if mentioned)‚ the genre‚ the context‚ the tone of the speaker and such other elements make up the critical reading or appreciation. It does not mean criticising the poem. A critical appreciation helps in a better understanding of the
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Gerard Manley 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
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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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the reader’s appreciation of the "mental pictures" the poet is attempting to convey.In the poem’s title‚ "Pied" indicates the kind of "beauty" that Hopkins will praise—multi-colored things‚ and is defined as......having patches of two or more colors‚ as various birds and other animals:The poem’s first phrase grabs the reader with a familiar religious line‚ "Glory be to God." This sets the tone for the rest of the poem by praising all of the images Hopkins will present in "Pied Beauty."Another central
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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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