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- The Windhover - Poetry Foundation
Rebuffed the big wind My heart in hiding Stirred for a bird, – the achieve of, the mastery of the thing! Buckle! AND the fire that breaks from thee then, a billion Times told lovelier, more dangerous, O my chevalier! Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold- vermilion
- The Windhover - Wikipedia
" The Windhover " is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) It was written on 30 May 1877, [1] but not published until 1914, when it was included as part of the collection Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Hopkins’s Poetry “The Windhover” (1877) Summary Analysis | SparkNotes
The windhover is a bird with the rare ability to hover in the air, essentially flying in place while it scans the ground in search of prey The poet describes how he saw (or “caught”) one of these birds in the midst of its hovering
- The Windhover Poem Summary and Analysis | LitCharts
A windhover is a bird of prey more commonly known as a kestrel, a type of falcon As the name "windhover" suggests, the kestrel is a skilled hunter able to ride air currents with ease and dexterity, waiting for the perfect moment to swoop down and catch its prey
- The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins - Poem Analysis
'The Windhover' is an important 19th-century poem that taps into common themes from the period, including God and nature The poem is regarded as highly influential and one of Hopkins' best poems
- The Windhover Full Text - Text of the Poem - Owl Eyes
The opening refers to the windhover (a small falcon) as a servant or follower of the morning, highlighting its association with the early hours and suggesting a connection to divine creation
- Gerard Manley Hopkins – The Windhover | Genius
“Windhover” is another name for the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) The name refers to the bird’s ability to hover in midair while hunting prey
- The Windhover | Religious Symbolism, Nature Imagery, Metaphor - Britannica
The Windhover, sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins, completed in May 1877 and collected posthumously in 1918 in Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Written shortly before Hopkins’s ordination as a Jesuit priest, the poem is dedicated “to Christ our Lord ”
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