Exam 4 Flashcards
(73 cards)
Who wrote Carrion Comfort?
Hopkins
What does Hopkins liken despair to?
carrion
What is stanza 1 of carrion comfort about?
no despair, I can hope and look forward to the light
What is stanza 2 of carrion comfort about?
to God, “why are you messing with me?”, it’s like God is looking at broken man like fresh meat, he wants to escape God
What is stanza 3 of carrion comfort about?
doesn’t believe tribulations make you better; he kissed God’s hand and his submission to God didn’t give him strength but he had to take it; question is who should he cheer on in this match? God or himself?
What’s the point of Carrion Comfort?
Hopkins didn’t give up in depressed year of his life
Who wrote, “no worst, there is none”
Hopkins
What questions are asked in “no worst, there is none”
where is the comfort? Pain learns from earlier pain to be more painful, cries are like the sound of cattle
What is fury’s perspective in “no worst there is none”
I know I can’t go long, but let me do my worst
What’s the image in Hopkins mind in “no worst there is none”
mountains; at every turn there’s a cliff or precipice; he’s hanging ON the edge of a cliff about to fall (makes it psychological experience)
What are Hopkins 2 comforts in “no worst there is none”
life ends in death, days ends with sleep
Does Hopkins try to minimize depression in “no worst…”
no; “I wake and feel the fell of dark; not day”
What’s a notable experience Hopkins goes through in “no worst”
wakes up in the middle of the night and it’s worse the harder you try to go to sleep
What are cries like to Hopkins in “no worst”
letters not reaching their destination
What’s the illness Hopkins suffers from like in “no worst”
built INTO him, like God built him that way
What’s the curse Hopkins suffers in “no worst”
that he is just himself; this is the punishment in the poem
What picture is Hopkins trying to pain in “no worse”
major, feverish hellfire, or laboring selves; discomfort (and this is the best he can ever be)
Who wrote “thou art indeed just, Lord”?
Hopkins
What is Hopkins quoting and basically saying in “thou art”?
why are bad people prospering? Whatever God allows is right because God allows it; also, why do good people suffer
How does Hopkins reinforce respect for God in “thou art”
he keeps saying “sir”
As he looks at nature, what does Hopkins see in “thou art”
even nature is thriving; kinda like it’s mocking him
what’s a eunich, what does Hopkins say when he says “times eunich” in “thou art” ?
someone who’s been castrated; hasn’t been able to produce anything of lasting value
What does Hopkins want in the final line of the poem? How does he finish “thou art”?
wants God to bring relief; finishes on positive note, unlike others
Who wrote “impression du matin”
Wilde
