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Symbolism In Hopkin's "The Windhover"
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The windhover takes its' name from its ability to hover steady over
one spot in the face of the wind. The subject of the poem is the poets
admiration for a balance acheived in the face of violent motion, and both
admiration of the transcendent .... Middle of Term Paper
... that dedication to God is also possible by means of natural
perceptions which are, as it were, the first fruits of the senses.
Religious and natural perception fall together in Hopkins. He
describes the windhover in detail as an individual. In the second part of
the poem, the symbol of the windhover gives way to the figure of Christ.
Yet Christ is not symbolized through traditional symbols, but in clay and
coal. In this Christ is shown to be a component of a physical or material
world.
The flame from the windhover indicates self-sacrifice under stress.
It is interesting that Hopkins puts AND in capitals and the resultin ... |
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