In "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins readers can find many sound devices. Examples of such devices are alliteration, onomatopoeia, and assonance which give the poem a sense of action. Thus, they help to bring out the true meaning and sentiments found in the poem.
             The beginning section of the poem is an introduction of God. These few lines indicate that God possesses a great amount of power. The phrase "ooze of oil" gives the reader a sense of God's power being like that of oil which spreads everywhere by "oozing" places. Another example of onomatopoeia is "trod, trod, have trod". This particular phrase lets the reader feel the frustration experienced by Hopkins. The visual image one can see is of "generations" marching through life destroying things in their path in a trance-like state. A reason one would see a vision of people marching is because Hopkins repeats the word trod. He feels as though humans do not fully appreciate the power and greatness of God. Readers can agree with Hopkins when he implies that people are too materialistic. He lived in the age where industries were gaining power and rapidly spreading throughout the world. However, the last line of the poem contradicts his negative thoughts of the industrial age and the effects that it has on people. He states his relief and hope for people, and of God's forgiveness by "ah!" which makes the reader feel relief. Thus, the poem ends with a positive note.
             Assonance is also used as an effective sound device in this poem. A prime example of assonance is in line 6 with the usage of the words "seared, bleared, smeared". This line represents Hopkin's views on the industrial era in which he lives. This era was known to be dirty from the factories' soot and other pollutants. Readers can feel Hopkin's disgust for these pollutants by the unpleasant sounds these words make. Hopkins stresses the vowels and therefore pushes the point across to the reader better. This emphasize...