Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Uplifted
Hopkins' poems are so bright and cheerful when compared to the heavy reading of late. Some of the poems have a darker tone, but for the most part they are cheerful. My favorite of the poems was "Hurrahing in Harvest." The imagery in the poem creates a very picturesque scene for the reader. Being someone who loves horses, I connected most when Hopkins compares the hills to a stallion in lines nine and ten. He says "And the azurous hung hills are his world-wielding shoulder / Majestic - as a stallion stalwart, very-violet sweet! -- " I think the form is a fourteen line sonnet, however I'm not sure what the meter is. The best part of the poem is the end when Hopkins talks about the beholder seeing a beautiful nature scene and how it uplifts the beholder's heart. It almost makes the reader have that same excited feeling when reading it.
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Hurrah is a great word. It's one of my favorite under-used words of all time. I haven't read this poem, but as soon as I finish my paper and sleep, this one will be the first one I read. Mostly because it has the word "Hurrah" in the name.
ReplyDeleteI agree. This left a much-needed "uplifted" ending to the semester. Especially when in the middle of a paper and knowing you'll be staying up very late. I really liked "Hurrahing in Harvest" as well and agree that it was great to have something so fresh to read.
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