The Windhover In Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem "The Windhover" there is a sort of representational allusion to Christ and Jesus. In other words the speaker praises the Lord by praising what he takes as a symbol for Christ, the windhover himself. Through out the poem the speaker symbolizes Christ's glory by the way the falcon reacts to the air how it maneuvers and even charcteristic traits of the falcon species. One could only appreciate the …showed first 75 words of 555 total…

…showed last 75 words of 555 total…existence. He is symbolized in all the actions of the falcon and also represented in its charactaeristics. The speaker praises the Lord by his amazed praise and represented in its characteristics. The speaker praises the Lord by his amazed praise and appreciation. What he seems to be saying is that Christ exists in even the smaller details in life and all we have to do is observe them periodically to know that Christ lives on.