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Pied Beauty
by
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Pied Beauty Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay
There’s more to a poem than meets the eye.
Dappled Things
The first line tells us that "dappled things" are the most amazing things in the world. The rest of the poem is devoted mostly to explaining what the speaker means by "dappled things." The beauty o...
Praise and Glory
"Pied Beauty" is a "hymn to creation." It argues that the wonders and mysteries of nature provide ample reasons to praise and glorify God. The poem reads like a prayer. It ends with the speaker urg...
Alliteration
There's a lot of alliteration in this poem. The use of different words that begin with the same sound contributes to the idea of unity-in-diversity. It also contributes to the unique, strongly acce...
