Topic Notes

• Why is Hopkins Grateful to GodWhy is Hopkins grateful to God for his creation of “dappled things” in the poem “Pied Beauty”?  Gerard Manley Hopkins' (1844 – 1889) iconic poem is the "Pied Beauty" (1918). In this poem, The poet[Expand...]
• Comment on the Romantic Elements in Hopkins’ PoemsComment on the romantic elements in Hopkins’s poems you have read. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was an English poet and a Jesuit priest. His poems show deep religious faith and a love for nature. Although[Expand...]
• Pied Beauty” as a Religious PoemConsider “Pied Beauty” as a religious poem. Or, Describe Hopkins as a religious poet with reference to “Pied Beauty.” “Pied Beauty” is a curtal sonnet composed in 1877 and published in 1918 in the posthumous[Expand...]
• Hopkins' Appreciation of Nature.Discuss Hopkins' appreciation of nature. Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889), a renowned English poet of the Victorian era (1832-1901), expressed a deep reverence for nature through his poetry. His profound appreciation for the beauty and complexity[Expand...]
• Use of Imagery in Hopkins’ PoemsCritically comment on the imagery used in Hopkins’ poems you have read. Imagery is the use of words that create pictures in the reader’s mind. So, a poet uses imagery to show how things look,[Expand...]
• Give the substance of the poem “Pied Beauty”. Give the substance of the poem “Pied Beauty”.  Or, Write a summary of the poem “Pied Beauty”. “Pied Beauty,” written in 1877 by G. M. Hopkins (1844-1889), is a short praise poem to God. The[Expand...]