The Sea and the Skylark - Hopkins

Structure-wise, I really enjoyed his use of alliteration throughout the poem. It makes the piece flow like the sea. When you read it aloud, your tongue is like a sea wave and the words are the skylarks flying around the sea. "How these two shame this shallow and frail town!" There is nothing in this world that can compare to the majestic qualitites of nature. The buildings, how big are, will always be smaller. Technology will never catch up to reality. In Batman Returns, the visual effects artisits made fake penguins. It was a good try but nowhere close to the mechanics of the real thing.

"we, life's pride and cared for crown, Have lost that cheer and charm of earth's past prime." Why have we forgotten the joy that nature can bring? I was sifting through old family photos last weekend at my mom's house. The joy on my face when I was at the beach, even one as brown as Galveston, is not one that I've seen in awhile. How can I get that genuine smile again?