Topic Notes

• What effect does Felix Randal's death have upon the speaker?What effect does Felix Randal's death have upon the speaker? In Gerard Manley Hopkins’ (1844-1889) poem “Felix Randal,” written in 1880, the speaker is a priest, like Hopkins himself. The speaker reflects on the death[Expand...]
• How is the blacksmith compared to the horse in “Felix Randal”? How is the blacksmith compared to the horse in “Felix Randal”?  M. Hopkins’ (1844-1889) poem “Felix Randal” (written in 1880) shows the life and death of a blacksmith named Felix. In this poem, Felix Randal[Expand...]
• Trace the religious elements in Hopkins’s poetry. Trace the religious elements in Hopkins’s poetry.  Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was a deeply religious poet and a Jesuit priest. His religious feelings are present in almost all his poems. We find God’s glory, the[Expand...]