Chapter:
1. Interpret poem God's Grandeur.
SUMMARY OF THE POEM GODS GRANDEUR:
??Gods Grandeur? written by G.M Hopkins is an italian sonnet which contains an octave (a stanza of 8 lines) followed by a sestet(a stanza of 6 lines), where the poet praises the maginificance and glory of God in the world, blending accurate observation with lofty imagination, describing the majestic deeds of the omnipotent, omnipresent and the almighty God.
The whole universe is filled with the greatness of the god though human beings fail to recognize it. The glory and magnificence of the God flames out with brightness just like the shining of the gold foil. Though God is almighty and present everywhere, human beings being unaware of the punishment of the God, have no fear of God. without being afraid of the Gods power, will and anger, they are busy in their commercial activities to achieve the worldly gains. Because of industrialization, they have made the world ugly and bad place to live in. Because of their worldly activities, the earth has become bare and smeared. People are more interested in materialistic gain than in celebrating the glory of loving,merciful and heavenly father, the God. As a result of their worldly activities, the word has reached the verge of destruction.
Hopkins, however, believes that people can never destroy the beauty and freshness of nature. He believes in the presence of God in every object of the world. Everything of this universe is the creation of the God and therefore it can never be spent. The underlying beauty and freshness of nature renews itself in every spring. Though the light of the day seems to be spent with the setting of the sun, the sun gives rebirth to the light at the dawn with new light. The God is both creator and protector. He protects the world with his bright wings just like a bird broods over its babies with its warm breast.
2. What is significance of repetition of words, ??have trod?? in poem? [NEB][3]
The repetition of the word have trod ...is significant as it is about the destruction of nature for human benefit. Humans have trod the earth for generations. They have exploited the nature for their commercial activities and they have been challenging the existence of nature. But nature is never spent.
3. What do words ??bleared?, ?smeared?, and ??seared? suggests? [NEB][3]
These words suggest that people have been running after work for money: not work for god. People are engaged in profit making transaction. Thay are tired of doing hard work so much that they cant spare any time to give to god. They never care for God. Their work only meant for money.
4. When does God shows his greatness, according to GM Hopkins? [NEB][3]
According to GM Hopkins ,the god shows its greatness in any situation and time. The whole universe is full of god's grandeur of greatness through human being fail to recognize it. The underlying freshness and beauty of nature renew itself every spring due to the grace of god who broods protectively over the wold.
Thus the god shows its greatness in the time of spring. Gods divinity power can be experienced in the morning also. People want to fnish the nature but its impossible because the god does have power and he renew and renovates the nature time and again.
5. Give reasons why men are unaware of greatness of God? [NEB][3]
People are unaware of the greatness of god because they always run after commercial activities without any thought of god's power will and anger. G.M hopkins expresses his hearty respect to the god. According to him the world is filled with the greatness of the god but most of the men are born and die without knowing the gods grandeur. Hopkins opines that men are so busy in industrial and commercal activities so they have no time to understand the greatness of god. They only think to earn money even by destroying the nature. They have made the soil (earth) bare (deforestation) for their economic purpose whatever the destruction the people make to her the wold or nature continues by renewing herself.
 Guest
                                              Guest