Poetry Out Loud Performances

Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins (performance by Carolyn Rose Garcia)

Her performance was done well. She did well on level of difficulty and evidence of understanding. She conveys the meaning of the poem by making inflections in her voice, changing the pace of delivery and tone which strongly communicates this poem to the audience. Her soft sweet voice made the poem very easy to understand and interpret.

In this poem, the author describes things that would not normally be called beautiful such as the hide of a cow or the coals of a fire. In the beginning of the poem he describes what things he thinks are dappled such as the blue and white sky, and the colors of a trout. He then goes on to explain that the wings of a finch multicolored as well as the lands of men whether they are planted and green or freshly plowed. Lastly it describes man and his rich diversity in materials and equipment. In the last part of the poem he attaches a moral meaning to them. It then becomes an apology to the abnormal things he described before. He then says that they are not all thought beautiful by all. He then explains that they are all creations of god which then points to unity.