God's Grandeur

perfections brilliancy
deitys Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins is an Italian sonnet written in 1877. I feel that this poem conveys an important meaning about how God will never turn his back on mankind, veritable(a) when they have given up on him. This message is in particular relevant because of what was happening in the world at the quantify it was being written- technology was advancing and people were beginning to uncertainness God.
An Italian sonnet consists of two verses, the first of which being an octave which is made up of eight lines with a rhyme strategy of ABBA ABBA. The poem begins on a powerful note and by saying The world is charged by the grandeur of God. This is symbolical of the denudation of electricity in previous years as charged relates to the charge of electricity. The word grandeur creates an image of groovy riches and opulence which could also be linked to the discovery of electricity and the riches that it could bring to people. However, this could be seen as a bad thing if people misuse it and become greedy. I think these technological advancements are what lead people to indecision God, and then went on to destroy life as it was erstwhile known. This first line creates to tone of the poem which is one of gloominess and despair; it also helps to convey the importance of Gods comparisonship with us.




Another example of the technological advancements in relation to Gods power comes in the second and terce lines: It will flame out, want shining from shook go bad; it gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil. The word flame symbolises how God cannot be contained, connotations of this are thunder and lightning, which again represents electricity. It could also be linked to violence, like an overwhelming fire, which is representative of Gods power. A simile is used here to emphasise how something which looks nice, like shining can still be dangerous, which again is delineated by the world flame. This links to God as it shows that he is behind these changes...If you want to get a profuse essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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