Part one of term paper
The windhover takes its' name from its ability to hover steady over one spot in the face of the wind. The subject of the poem is the poets admiration for a balance acheived in the face of violent motion, and both admiration of the transcendental example of Christ. The poems argument then is Hopkins interpretation of Christ and Christian acti ...

Part two of term paper
... indicate Marys color and the color of the sky, he used it only in context of a observation on the physical world. He may see th presence of Mary in a piece of coal. This untraditional symbol indicates that dedication to God is also possible by means of natural perceptions which are, as it were, the first fruits of the senses. Religious and natural perception fall together in Hopkins. He describes the windhover in detail as an individual. In the second part of the poem, the symbol of the windhover ...