God

             The poem "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins is excellent. He takes
             the subject of God and relates it to nature while expressing how he feels about it and how
             he believes other people feel. "God's Grandeur" is such a great poem because Hopkins
             became a priest, his use of language, and his beliefs.
             In 1868, Hopkins joined a seminary and believed that he had found God, so in
             testament to this he burned all of the poetry he had previously written. He was ordained a
             priest in 1877. The poems he wrote were related to God and usually about Him and how
             Hopkins saw the way He was reflected in nature. Since Hopkins was a priest, he was able to write about God from this certain point of view that was generally not thought about by the public. Hopkins had a different respect for God.
             Hopkins uses a metaphor or simile in almost every line. This shows the passion Hopkins felt and makes the poems something to really think about and analyze. He says that God's greatness is all over the place by saying "It will flame out, like shining from shook foil." Then he says, "Why do men then now not reck his rod?" meaning why do you take God for granted?
             Hopkins writes about his religion but also his interpretations. He is saying that people don't realize what they have and take God for granted. God is the Holy Ghost and is always going to be there but nobody respects that that's true.
             In conclusion, this poem is all about God and how Hopkins never takes for granted that God is always going to be there but many other people do. Gerard Manley Hopkins made "God's Grandeur" a great poem because he became a priest, his use of language and his beliefs.
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