Glory be to God for dappled things—
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;
Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough;
And all trades, their gear and tackle and trim.
All things counter, original, spare, strange;
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
Praise him.
Discussion questions:
1. Say three words that appear in the first three lines that you have never heard before.
2. What two sounds do you feel in your mouth when you say line 4 out loud?
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Question 1
"Glory" probably means
A
something good.
B
something bad.
Question 2
A "brinded cow" is probably
A
a one-colored cow.
Hint:
The cow is being compared to "skies of couple-color." Remember, a couple is two.
B
a two-colored cow.
Question 3
A trout is probably
A
a bird.
Hint:
This is about animals that swim in water. Many birds do not swim.
B
a fish.
Question 4
Line 9 has a list of
A
things that are similar.
Hint:
"Swift" means "fast." Fast is the opposite of slow.
B
things that are opposites.
Question 5
Who makes all these strange things?
A
A God who never changes
B
People
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