Felix Randal

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Poetry | Gerard Manley Hopkins

How is the blacksmith compared to the horse in “Felix Randal”? 

How is the blacksmith compared to the horse in “Felix Randal”?  M. Hopkins’ (1844-1889) poem “Felix Randal” (written in 1880) shows the life and death of a blacksmith named Felix....
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Trace the religious elements in Hopkins’s poetry. 

Trace the religious elements in Hopkins’s poetry.  Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was a deeply religious poet and a Jesuit priest. His religious feelings are present in almost a...
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What effect does Felix Randal's death have upon the speaker?

Q. Discuss “Felix Randal” as a religious poem.Or, what effect does Felix Randal’s death have upon the speaker? Explain.“Felix Randal,” written in 1880, is a religious poem written...
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How is the blacksmith compared to the horse in “Felix Randal”? 

How is the blacksmith compared to the horse in “Felix Randal”?  M. Hopkins’ (1844-1889) poem “Felix Randal” (written in 1880) shows the life and death of a blacksmith named Felix....
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