PIED BEAUTY
G. M. Hopkins is a unique
figure in the history of English poetry. He is a great religious poet and
creator of an original poetic medium of his own. He has praised the beauty and
bounty of nature as God's gift and a mark of his presence in he world.
Pied Beauty is a very
beautiful poem by Hopkins. It deals with religious theme. It was composed in
1877. Then the poet was a Jesuit Priest.
Like his many poems, Pied Beauty deals with the glory and greatness of
God. Being a Jesuit Priest, Hopkins noticed unexpected beauty in Nature. This
beauty impressed the poet. He praised God for it. He perceived Christ in the
landscape, which inspired him to write sonnets as this one.
Pied Beauty is divided into two
parts. In the first part of the poem the poet describes the pied or variegated
beauty of nature. This beauty is described through vivid and concrete visual
imagery. The poet mentions many dappled things as the skies, the rose,
chestnuts, landscape etc. According to Hopkins such beauty is found everywhere.
The second part of the poem
is magnificent. Here the poet praises God for his eternal beauty. He praises
Him for creating all things, which are unusual, original and strange. The last
line of this poem is an imperative sentence. Here the poet commands that for
all such varied beauty we should praise God.
The present poem is
representative of the poetic technique employed by Hopkins. It is a curtail
sonnet. Its octave has only six lines instead of eight. Its sestet has only
four lines instead of six. The octave deals with he fantastic beauty of Nature.
The sestet deals with the praise of God for this beauty. This sonnet is written
in sprung rhythm. It is remarkable for its imagery, effective use of sounds and
striking syntax.
Thus this is a very
beautiful poem. Here the poet has presented his love for Nature and God.
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