Identify and analyze the symbols of the Seasons within “Spring and Fall” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Ensure that you include at least 1 quote from the text relating to all the seasons to support your response.please make 1 paragraph
In "Spring and Fall" by Gerard Manley Hopkins, the changing seasons serve as a powerful symbol of the cyclical nature of life and death. Spring represents new beginnings and growth, while fall symbolizes the end of life and decay. Hopkins uses vivid imagery to describe the changing seasons, such as in lines 8-9 where he writes "Margaret, are you grieving / Over Goldengrove unleaving?". This imagery evokes the feelings of loss and sadness that come with the changing seasons, as Goldengrove loses its leaves in the fall. Throughout the poem, Hopkins explores the idea that just as the seasons change, so too do human emotions and experiences, ultimately leading to the realization of mortality and the inevitability of death.
