Gerard Manley Hopkins - Spring

Question 1

What is the poem ‘‘Spring’’ a celebration of?

Answer 1

Spring

Question 2

How does Hopkins express spring?

Answer 2

Hopkins expresses spring by showing the sounds, colours and movements of Spring.

Question 3

How are the weeds described as moving?

Answer 3

The weeds are described as moving, ‘‘weeds in wheels’’ and ‘‘shoot long and lovely and lush’’.

Question 4

The thrushes song strikes like what?

Answer 4

The thrushes song ‘‘strikes like lightnings’’

Question 5

The blossoms brush what?

Answer 5

The blossoms ‘‘brush the descending blue’’

Question 6

While the lambs dance what?

Answer 6

While the lambs dance ‘‘have fair their fling’’

Question 7

How does the opening stanza show his excitement with nature?

Answer 7

By being told in a non-stop frantic manner.

Question 8

Does Hopkins describe a wide range of detail?

Answer 8

Yes, Hopkins describes a wide range of detail.

Question 9

What does Hopkins also describe

Answer 9

Hopkins also describes the finer details of individual things.

Question 10

Where is there a religious reference in the mention of? And what is it for?

Answer 10

There is a religious reference in the mention of ‘‘little low heavens’’, for heaven and earth are brought together.

Question 11

In the Sestet, Hopkins looks for the real meaning that lies behind what?

Answer 11

In the Sestet, Hopkins looks for the real meaning that lies behind the happiness and energy of nature in Spring time.