Presentation on The Windhover
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Explanation:
The Windhover
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Published with reusable license by May Abdelnaby
March 12, 2015
Outline
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The End!
By: May Abdelnaby, Kevin Truong, Nicole Couture
Setting
Throughout the poem, the bird is gracefully gliding through the chaotic wind. He is manipulating the wind just as a jockey would manipulate his horse. The chaotic atmosphere is controlled through the falcon's prowess.
Apostrophe:
"O my chevalier!"
Hopkins uses an apostrophe to exemplify the influence that the falcon has on himself. This quote emphasizes the high ranking that the falcon has by comparing him to a knight.
Poetic Devices
Poetic Devices
Victorian Elements
Alliteration:
"Kingdom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn"
This use of alliteration emphasized the point the Falcon has power because he is the "dauphin" of the Kingdom of daylight. The rhythmic word flow brings attention to
the courage that the falcon possesses, while venturing toward the kingdom of daylight.
Class Structure:
Society and class were very important aspects of the Victorian movement, which was represented in "The Windhover."
"king-dom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon." The Falcon, a dauphin of the kingdom of daylight, is drawn to the dapple lights of dawn. Hopkins juxtaposes the Falcon to a dauphin because the falcon is gliding with such "Brute beauty and valour and act," which are characteristics that a dauphin should possess. The graciousness of the falcon's flight can be compared to the tranquility of a prince
riding his horse. Hopkins explains that his heart is stirred
for "the achieve of; the mastery of the thing!"
The falcon is able to master the ability to glide
which makes him better then all the other
birds.
Victorian Elements
Continued:
This idea of God being merciless was shown in the concluding line of the poem;
"Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermillion."
The falcon(God) will "fall" down, preying on the sinners. The sinners brought this upon themselves with their "gall" actions. In turn God will "gash gold- vermillion" from his sinners.
Victorian Elements
Alteration of religious views:
The rapid change in religious ideologies of the Victorian period can be seen in the line " Times told lovelier, more dangerous, O my chevalier!"
The author Gerard Manley Hopkins is explaining how God was viewed prior to the Victorian Movement as powerful and of kind nature, while now in the Victorian Movement he is seen as more merciless.
Theme
Hopkins wanted to instill the feeling of awe towards the falcon in his readers, just as he felt. Through alliteration and apostrophe, Hopkins represented the falcon as courageous and almighty.
Summary:
The purpose of the poem was to describe the structure of the social class, and the influence of religion through the power given to the bird. We know this because the bird is a symbol for God and is a leader to not only his religious followers ,but he is a "dauphin" over everyone; this symbolism is in relation to social class.
"The Windhover"
by Gerard Manley Hopkins
To Christ our Lord
I CAUGHT this morning morning’s minion, kingdom
of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding
Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding
High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
In his ecstasy! then off, off forth on swing, 5
As a skate’s heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding
Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding
Stirred for a bird,—the achieve of; the mastery of the thing!
Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume, here
Buckle! AND the fire that breaks from thee then, a billion 10
Times told lovelier, more dangerous, O my chevalier!
No wonder of it: shéer plód makes plough down sillion
Shine, and blue-bleak embers, ah my dear,
Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermillion.
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