LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY (18TH 19TH) CENTURIES
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are an example of antithesis to suggest the falcon’s contradictory nature.
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use alliterative language to draw attention to the falcon’s importance as a symbol of Christ.
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refer to the speaker’s heart.
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indicate the speaker’s lack of faith.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The phrase dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon can have several meanings: 1. the dappled (or spotted or variegated) dawn[light] draws the falcon [so the speaker can see it]; or. 2. the dappled dawn draws (or attracts) the falcon; or.
Detailed explanation-2: -"The Windhover” is a sonnet written in 1887 by the English poet and Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins, dedicated to “Christ our Lord.” In the poem, the speaker recounts the awe-inspiring sight of a kestrel (a.k.a, a “windhover") soaring through the air in search of prey.
Detailed explanation-3: -The windhover is a bird with the rare ability to hover in the air, essentially flying in place while it scans the ground in search of prey. The poet describes how he saw (or “caught”) one of these birds in the midst of its hovering.