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What is the “fell” of dark?

Published on 2nd December 201923rd December 2019 by Richard

One of the reasons that Hopkins’ poem kept my attention is the ambiguity of the opening line. What, exactly, did Hopkins mean when he chose the word “fell” to contrast the experiences of dark and day? When I think of the word “fell” I immediately think of fell-walking. This is because walking has been one […]

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