Inversnaid

What is the first line of Inversnaid poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins?

• 'O the mind, mind has mountains;
• 'By the lake of Inversnaid';
• 'I have measured out my life with coffee spoons';
• 'And the sky is not cloudy all day'

In the second line of Inversnaid poem, what is Hopkins comparing the mountains to?

• A river
• A lake
• Stairs
• A wall

What kind of landscape is Hopkins describing in Inversnaid?

• Desert
• Cityscape
• Seascape
• Rural countryside

What images of rebirth does Hopkins evoke in the poem?

• Birds singing
• Flowers blooming
• Snow melting
• All of the above

How do the 'waters' in Inversnaid poem give Hopkins' hope?

• By symbolizing death
• By allowing him to escape to a new life
• By reminding him of his childhood
• By teaching him valuable life lessons

What does Hopkins suggest when he says 'What would the world be, once bereft / Of wet and of wildness'?

• That the world would be too dry
• That the world would be empty and without life
• That the world would no longer be beautiful and mysterious
• That people would be unhappy without water

What does the phrase 'the bowshot of the hills' mean?

• The sun setting behind the hills
• The rainbows that appear over the hills
• The sound of the wind blowing through the hills
• The view of the hills from a distance

What does Hopkins mean when he says 'Naught shall seem strange'?

• Nothing will surprise Hopkins
• Nothing will be out of the ordinary
• Nothing will be meaningful
• Nothing will ever change

In the line 'A dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding', what does Hopkins use to symbolize freedom and power?

• A sparrow
• A lion
• A falcon
• A horse

What does Hopkins mean when he says 'What would the world be, once bereft / Of wet and of wildness'?

• That the world would be too dry
• That the world would be empty and without life
• That the world would no longer be beautiful and mysterious
• That people would be unhappy without water