Essays Tagged: "Gerard Manley Hopkins"

Gerard Manely Hopkins

PlatkoMrs. PenaEnglish28 May, 1996Everyone is destined to be great for a moment in their lives. For Gerard Manley Hopkins this was difficult. Gerard was a poet that came way before his time and people ... rard was a poet that came way before his time and people didn't realize the power he had with words.Gerard Manley Hopkins was one of the most original poets to write in English at any time period. He ...

(3 pages) 73 0 3.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Comparison of three John Hopkin poems. God-man poems "God's Grandeur", "Peace", and "Pied Beauty"

Hopkins wrote three poems specifically about the beauty of God's creation and mostly about the aspec ... he aspects of everyday life. This is clearly seen in "God's Grandeur", "Pied Beauty" and "Peace" as Hopkins describes uniqueness of God's creations, the thoughts and worries of human beings, God's mys ... em is also being spoken to God.Pied Beauty praises and gives thanks to God for the "dapple" things. Hopkins marvels at how each of God's creations are extremely unique when he says, "all things counte ...

(2 pages) 92 1 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

"The Way Through the Woods" by Gerald Manley Hopkins and "Binsey Poplars" by Rudyard Kipling.

nsey Poplars'.-----------------------------------------------------------These two poems, by Gerald Manley Hopkins and Rudyard Kipling respectively, are both concerned with how humans and how their pr ... cuses on the destruction of nature; specifically the felling trees. In this poem the author (Gerald Manley Hopkins) displays many themes, directly relating to the humans devastation of the trees in Bi ...

(7 pages) 46 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

"Henry Purcell" by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

'Henry Purcell' by Gerard Manley Hopkins is a sonnet. This is so, as it begins with two quatrains, which describe the m ... and repetition and so forth) discussed above will be lost.(1271 words)Works CitedGardner, WH (ed.), Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems and Prose. London, England: Penguin Books, 1985.

(5 pages) 41 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays

Biography of Paul Mariani

ys, God and the Imagination: On Poets, Poetry, he elaborates on his ongoing passion for the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, William Carlos Williams, Robert Lowell, Hart Crane, and John Berryman and exp ... was also named a New York Times Notable Book of the year. He is currently at work on a biography of Gerard Manley Hopkins.His honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National En ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Poem study 3- Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1877) 'Binsey Poplars'

Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in 1844 to devout Anglican parents who fostered from an early age the ...

(2 pages) 47 2 4.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Types of Poems

relates a story or narrative.Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "Kubla Khan"T. S. Eliot, "Journey of the Magi"Gerard Manley Hopkins, "The Wreck of the Deutschland"Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"3. Sonnet: a ri ... eared with trade; bleared smeared with toil;And wears man's smudge and shares men's smell: the soil(Gerard Manley Hopkins, "God's Grandeur")Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime,Nor hours, days, ...

(9 pages) 365 1 4.1 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Lesson Plan: Students work in large and small groups to analyze and discuss the poem "Spring and Fall:To a Young Child," by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

cate these literary concepts within the context of the poem "Spring and Fall: To a Young Child," by Gerard Manley Hopkins. The instructor will then gently guide students through the poem using Socrati ...

(4 pages) 67 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Rhythm and Dictions in Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall"

In Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall," the speaker of the poem describes the changing phases of a ... eaders in the scene, which further integrate the poem's effect on the readers.In "Spring and Fall", Gerard Manley Hopkins uses rhythm, word choice, and alliteration to make his poem come alive to his ...

(6 pages) 15 0 0.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Poetry Explication of "Spring & Fall", by Gerard Manley Hopkins

The poem "Spring and Fall" by Gerard Manley Hopkins is a poem focusing on the brevity of life, and the grief that is felt in the h ... our sinful nature, and because of this we are spending our lives grieving our separation from God. Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem, "Spring and Fall," is a poem focusing on the brevity of life, the grief ...

(4 pages) 23 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Spring And Fall

he Poem in "Spring and Fall" By addressing a deep and mature message to a young child, poet Gerard Manley Hopkins artfully combines two themes: one that is personal and one that is universal. ...

(4 pages) 8 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Can Christopher Okigbo be considered an African modernist?

tribalism and his intended audiences.Okigbo's influences are not limited to Africa, he borrows from Gerard Manley Hopkins as well as a mix of European, Asian, and African influences. He takes from Afr ... also concluded much African poetry of the early 1960s suffered "from an overdose of [Ezra] Pound, [Gerard Manley] Hopkins or [T. S.] Eliot" (p. 23).But Okigbo wanted to become the preacher, town crie ...

(12 pages) 13 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

God's grandeur

God's grandeurGod's grandeur is poem written by Gerard Manly Hopkins , it's a short poem , but philosophical it's very deep in thought . the poet be ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Mar/2014

Subjects: Art Essays

Analysis of “I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day”

"I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day"The poem "I wake and fell the fell of dark, not day" by Gerard Manley Hopkins will be analysed through determining his message portrays. Attention to the po ...

(4 pages) 3 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers