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Poem Analysis: Binsey Poplars, Author of Poem: G.M. Hopkins.
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... Niels Looije Poem Analysis: Binsey Poplars Author of Poem: G.M. Hopkins The poet mourns the cutting of the poplar trees, whose delicate beauty is not only conveyed in their appearance, but in the way they created "airy cages" to catch the sunlight. These lovely trees, Hopkins grieves, have all been "felled." This may insinuate that Hopkins is disappointed in the human race because they fail to realize the consequences of their actions The diction used in the poem is closely related to flora and nature, but is generally in a negative sense. Words like "delve or hew" are words of destruction as these actions hurt the earth we live on and as Hopkins says, "country" is something "so tender" that it's damageable without being able to change it back. As an analogy, Hopkins used the pricking of an eyeball. Our sight is one of our most valuable gifts of life














