“God's Grandeur”
Hopkins delivers a sonnet of fourteen lines jam packed with similes, rhymes, metaphors, and alliterations to explain how wonderful God is. The first line of the sonnet tells with authority what the entire poem is about. Hopkins uses the word “Charged;” to show that God is powerful and such greatness is not to be taken lightly. The title of the poem is “God’s Grandeur” and the use of alliteration is evident in the first line when the author uses the term “The Grandeur of God”. It is as though Hopkins is saying that no matter which way it is said, God is still great. In line two and three consecutive similes are introduced early in the sonnet as a way of making . . .
“And for all this, nature is never spent”. The final line of the sonnet serves as a reminder of God’s greatness. At the same time, the first stanza uses comparisons and repetitions to show the extent of trauma by man upon the rod. The imagination is awoken when spirituality is brought to life by nature. Throughout the poem thirteen of the fourteen lines Hopkins delivers opinion, and only once the reader is asked a question. It seems as if the second stanza is a response to the first, even though only one question was asked. “Like shinning from shook foil” and like the ooze of oil. The line “Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;” is a single line yet is so powerful. The sonnet takes on a more positive tone as the author shows that, there is hope when times seem dark and dull. Right away brings a sense of familiarity to the audience since oil and foil are materials that are common to men. This is being interpreted as men work so hard putting their footprints on the earth therefore men do not get to see the planet. sure that the audience understands God’s Grandeur before moving on. Flame as in fire, oil which is earthly and grandeur, which sounds heavenly shows versatility and inability to use the natural to explain the supernatural. “Oh morning, at the brown brink eastward, brings emotion”.
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