God's Grandeur is a Petrarchan Sonnet. Many of Hopkins' sonnets were odd in some way (Hopkins personalised sonnetform heavily) - but this one is almost normal.
The form of the poem "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins is that of a Petrarchan Sonnet, consisting of an octave and a sestet. The octave presents a problem or situation, while the sestet offers a resolution or a shift in perspective.
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This word here means "a tool of correction".
"To the glory that was Greece, and the grandeur that was Rome" is a line from the poem "To Helen" which was written by Edgar Allan Poe,
In the last line of God's Grandeur, we see an unusual and complicated use of alliteration. God's Grandeur is a poem written by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
This isn't an answer but anyways. The line "and the grandeur that was Rome" was in the poem "To Helen" by: Edgar Allan Poe. This is where I first heard of it so maybe if you refer to that poem it can help you figure out the meaning. Sorry I couldn't help you any more . :)
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Epic themes and grandeur Heroic protagonist Supernatural elements and intervention Long narrative poem Formal language and elevated style
Poems is the plural of poem. The form poem's is a possessive form (genitive) or a contraction with the verb is. Plurals are NOT formed with an apostrophe.The apostrophe marks either a genitive form or an ellision, i.e. when the 'i' of 'is' dropped and 'poem is' is contracted to 'poem's' as in "This poem's the best I've ever read".The genitive form is either singular or plural. 'The form of the poem' could be written as 'The poem's form', while 'the form of the poems' would be 'the poems' form', with the apostrophe coming after the 's' in the plural.Examples :The poem is in the book of poems. (singular and plural)The poem's form is unique. (The form of the poem is unique.)The poems' author is unknown. (referring to a group of poems)This poem's very interesting. (This poem is very interesting.)
The possessive form of the singular noun poem is poem's.
The grandeur of the mansion was spectacular.