2419English LiteratureMedium
Complete the following sentence. In the opening lines of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “The Windhover,” the words “daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon”?
Ause alliterative language to draw attention to the falcon’s importance as a symbol of Christ.
Brefer to the speaker’s heart.
Cindicate the speaker’s lack of faith.
Dare an example of antithesis to suggest the falcon’s contradictory nature.
Correct answer
A. use alliterative language to draw attention to the falcon’s importance as a symbol of Christ.
Explanation
The correct answer is use alliterative language to draw attention to the falcon’s importance as a symbol of Christ..