Well, this poem was much more cheerful than the other poems I've blogged about. I feel the theme is the prolonging of innocence. The entirity of the last stanza basically asks God to save the innocence of children from being tainted with sin. Spring is a time of beauty, grace, new beginnings, and childlike innocence. This is shown through Hopkins' uplifting diction- "lovely", "beautiful", "heavens", "joy", "sweet", "innocent". Also, the images he uses to portray a typical spring day are vivid and absolutely relatable. He uses sound imagery in the line "thrush through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring the ear" to reflect the purification process. This only further shows how spring is a time for the renewal of innocence. Hopkins also mentions the garden of Eden; this reminds us that innocence, spring, and Eden alike are not eternal. Eventually, spring turns to summer turns to autumn turns to winter. Eventually, people grow up and learn the hard facts of life; eventually, they lose their innocence.
Until Next Time,
Alysse
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