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Comment 1 of 1, added on October 5th, 2005 at 7:30 PM.
It took me awhile to understand the first stanza, but once you understand the theme(water) it is not so hard.
The first line, I think, is talking about dark water puddles. "Rollrock" is talking about the round stones in a creek because they have been subject to erosion. So, "rollrock highroad" is where a stream flows. The stream is flowing and foaming, and arrives home at the lake.
Also, Hopkins was a Scottish man, and I assume he is talking about the Scottish landscape . . .
Maia from New Zealand
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It took me awhile to understand the first stanza, but once you understand the theme(water) it is not so hard.
The first line, I think, is talking about dark water puddles. "Rollrock" is talking about the round stones in a creek because they have been subject to erosion. So, "rollrock highroad" is where a stream flows. The stream is flowing and foaming, and arrives home at the lake.
Also, Hopkins was a Scottish man, and I assume he is talking about the Scottish landscape . . .
Maia from New Zealand