What type of poem is 'Spring'?
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" 'Spring' is a sonnet. A sonnet is a rhyming fourteen-line poem. The poem is divided into two clearly different parts. The first part, of eight lines, is known as the octave. "
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Manley Hopkins
‘Spring’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins is a fourteen-line poem that conforms to the pattern of an Italian, or Petrarchan, sonnet. This means that beyond having fourteen lines, the poem also follows a pattern of ABBAABBA in the first eight lines. This section of the poem is known as the octet. In the second section, known as the sestet, the six lines follow a pattern of CDCDCD. While the sestet is known to vary in Petrarchan sonnets, the pattern Hopkins chose for ‘Spring’ is one of the most traditional.
Another feature that is common to sonnets is a turn or volta. This is seen through a change in speaker, setting, or belief. Often times the second half of the poem provides an answer to a question posed in the first. In the case of ‘Spring’ there is a distinct separation between the octet and sestet, this signals the change and also emphasizes the difference between the two parts. The first stanza is a clear depiction of the beauty of spring. While the second is addressed to Christ, willing him to save the innocent children.