1. 2. As a metaphor, what might spring represent?
COMPREHENDING AND RESPONDING
1. your answer.
2. What image do you form, having read line two of this poem: ‘When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush’?
3. What do you think Hopkins is describing with this simile in line three: ‘Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens’?
4. How does Hopkins describe the thrush’s song? Refer to the poem to support your answer.
5. What colour is most dominant in the octet of this sonnet, in your opinion? Give reasons for your answer.
6. Which image from the octet was your favourite and why?
7. What do you think he means by this?
8. Do you think Hopkins captures the essence of spring well in this poem? Refer to the poem to support your answer.
9. What, in your opinion, is the main theme of this poem?
CREATING 1. Write a short story
2. Write an email to your school principal, requesting a plot of land that students could transform into a walled garden. In your email you should mention the mental grown in this garden would have on the health of the school community and the importance of learning basic gardening skills.
3. Write a blog entry year and explaining which season is your favourite and why.