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5 pages in length. Gerard Manley Hopkins has a dual relationship with the poetic verse for which he is so well known; on the one hand, he adheres to the traditions of English poetry as practiced by the English Romantic poets, while on the other he departs in such a manner that his contemporaries thought Hopkins provided too much of a tortured sound. Inasmuch as the Romantic period is defined by a oneness with nature and the intangible world in general, Hopkins took this historic opportunity to express myriad feelings he had in relation to life, environment, social composition. As well, Romanticism is also indicated by a certain sense of melancholy for which the poet utilizes as a vehicle for such intense expression. The exact manner by which Hopkins reveals this connection is an integral component to the poet's overall mystique, utilizing the combined efforts of adherence to and departure from the norm in order to achieve his objective. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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traditions of English poetry as practiced by the English Romantic poets, while on the other he departs in such a manner that his contemporaries "raised on late sweet Romanticism, [thought]
Hopkins gave only a tortured sound" (Hopkins and the Seraph). Inasmuch as the Romantic period is defined by a oneness with nature and the intangible world in general, Hopkins
took this historic opportunity to express myriad feelings he had in relation to life, environment, social composition. As well, Romanticism is also indicated by a certain sense of melancholy
for which the poet utilizes as a vehicle for such intense expression. The exact manner by which Hopkins reveals this connection is an integral component to the poets overall
mystique, utilizing the combined efforts of adherence to and departure from the norm in order to achieve his objective. "Inspired by the ideas of Jean Jacques Rousseau and by
contemporary social change and revolution (US, French), Romanticism emerged as a reaction to 18th-century values, asserting emotion and intuition over rationalism, the importance of the individual over social conformity, and
the exploration of natural and psychic wildernesses over classical restraint" (Anonymous PG). It can readily be argued that poetry is the expression of
ones very soul, encompassing many emotions, feelings and desires that can range from one end of the spectrum to the other. Often represented in Hopkins poetry are rage, love,
happiness, sorrow and despair, his words provide an avenue for the author to release the inner struggles and praise the natural world that can be set free through no other
means than verse. Indeed, his poems can be a catharsis to ones ailing heart as much as they can be a conduit between two otherwise strangers, acting as diverse
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