Pied Beauty
By: Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley
Hopkins….
• was born on July 28, 1844 in Essex, England.
• was the first of nine children.
• was regarded as one of the Victorian Era’s
greatest poets.
• decided to become a priest in 1867 and was
ordained in 1877.
Pied Beauty is a…..
• Curtal sonnet
• Musical repetition which gives it a sort of
sound.
• Poem that weaves together because it gives a
coherent whole.
Text Features of
The Poem
How does the language of the
poem contribute to its
meaning?
How is the poem organized?
Do patterns of rhyme and
rhythm contribute to the
meaning and effect of the
poem?
• The language of the poem
contributes to the meaning by
giving a specific way of letting
us know what and to whom is
talking and what about, and
the flowing of the words. . .
Alliteration !
• The poem has phrases, it
rhymes, the entire poem is of
two complete sentences, the
writer wants you to articulate
every single word, it is
grammatical.
• The patters of both rhyme and
rhythm in this poem
contributes to the meaning of
the poem because of the
articulation
Poetic Devices
• The dramatic context of the poem is that people
were to give thanks to God for creating the world
and all things.
• The speaker’s tone is of concern and care and
what motivates him is his appreciation of all of
God’s creations.
• The message of the poem is telling us to admire
everything and all the little things that he has put
on earth because its the manifestation of God!
Poem Summary
• The speaker is Gerard Manley Hopkins.
• The speaker is talking to everyone and
everything.
• In the poem the speaker expresses how he
feels about God and how important God
should be to everyone because he is worthy.
Response to the poem
Our initial response was that the poem is very
powerful and by reading it we think that the
author was trying to send out a message to all
people that God should be worshipped
because without him we wouldn’t have
everything on earth that we do have, including
the little things and that we wouldn’t be
nothing without his wonderful power.
Praise God for all things
Man made and hand made,
Genesis
From green grass to blue skies
From lemon trees to butterflies,
Pens to pencils papers to books
Unique styles specific looks,
Behold his creations on the face of
the earth
Acknowledge him for all he’s
worth!
Improvement
Our new poem improves
the message of the
original poem because
we made it easier for
people of all ages to
receive the message that
Hopkins was interpreting.
Fin