Spring
George Manley Hopkin's poem, "Spring" is a sonnet. The poem deals with the rebirth of a soul. Hopkins writes his poem about the season of spring. Within the poem, Hopkins uses imagery as well as literary devices to portray his meaning. To begin, Hopkins uses quite a bit of alliteration with the lines of his poem. In line 2, Hopkins uses the words long, lovely, and lush to describe the burgeoning weeds of spring. The next line states "Thrush's eggs look little low heavens." Line 9 says, "what is all this juice and all this joy?" Hopkins uses this literary device in order to
Hopkins tries of capture the beauty of heaven on earth. " Throughout "Spring," Hopkins has heavenly words sprinkled. In conclusion, "Spring" by George Manley Hopkins focuses on the choice between heaven and hell. He asks why sin must enter the world and taint its perfection. Finally, all these elements aid Hopkins in his meaning. The reader receives a very clear mental picture of an outdoor area with grass blowing in the wind with birds flying through the blue sky. The references to heaven makes the reader think of a heavenly rebirth. In line three he uses "heavens," in line eleven, he uses "Eden's garden. Here, Hopkins realizes that people are like that until they are introduced to sin. Therefore, Hopkins' poem is trying to make the reader see the difference between living with God and living without God. The second stanza contains a rhetorical question, which seems to question why there must be bad mixed in with good. "Spring" is a reference to a rebirth. Hopkins uses literary devices such as alliteration, rhetorical questions and imagery in order to make his meaning by known.
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