God's Grandeur

by Gerard Manley Hopkins

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God's Grandeur Questions and Answers

In what ways has man alienated himself from God?

What are some poetic devices used in the poem "God's Grandeur"? Please refer to the poem for evidence.

What is the central idea of the poem "God's Grandeur"?

Why is the poet unhappy with human beings in "God's Grandeur"?

How does Hopkins compare the grandeur of God with nature?

Where in the poem "God's Grandeur" does the speaker express disgust? Where does he express hope?

Is there a contrast in "God's Grandeur" between human activity and the grandeur of god?

Why is nature never spent in Gerard Manley Hopkins "God's Grandeur"?

What are examples of alliteration in "God's Grandeur"? How do they contribute to the tone, color and meaning of the poem?

I need help figuring out the meter of the poem God's Grandeur.

When does God show his greatness, according to Gerard Manley Hopkins in "God's Grandeur"?

How does the poem "God's Grandeur" comment on man's relationship with the nonhuman world?

How is the sense of hope developed in the poem?

What do the words seared, bleared, smeared suggest in "God's Grandeur"?

In the poem "God's Grandeur," how does Gerard Manley Hopkins express the sacramental principle of God’s presence in nature?

What does the poet suggest regarding the presence of God in "God's Grandeur"?

 What is the main figurative device used in the poem "God's Grandeur?"

What does "There lives the dearest freshness deep down things" mean? How can this connect to Hopkins's ideas of inscape and instress?

What does the poet say in the first quatrain and in the second of "God's Grandeur"?

Please analyze the final line on the meter and rhythm of the poem "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Explain the structure of "God's Grandeur."

Do you think that the poet and the speaker in the poem "God's Grandeur" are one and the same? Why?

Why are people unable to understand the greatness of God, as explained in "God's Grandeur"? 

Does a person need to be religious to appreciate this poem?

What is the rhythm of the last line? I was thinking it is: "World broods (spondee) with warm breast (anapest) and with ah! (anapest) bright wings (spondee)."

How does Hopkins prove that nature is kind and generous to us?

Why, according to Hopkins in "God's Grandeur," can man not feel God's greatness?  

I need an analysis of the poem "God's grandeur" and a thesis statement.

Which line of "God's Grandeur" best encapsulates the theme of the poem?

To what does the poet attribute the renewal of nature in “God’s Grandeur”?

How many stanzas are in the poem "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins?

Explain the irregular rhythm of the poem "God's Grandeur." What is the rhythm of the eighth line, "Is bare now (unstressed followed by two stressed), nor can (stressed followed by unstressed) foot feel (unstressed followed by stressed), being (stressed followed by unstressed) shod (stressed)"?

How does Hopkins make use of syntax in his poem "God's Gradeur" and for what purpose?