The given lines are from Gerard Manley Hopkins' "The Windhover" in which the poet encapsulates the characteristics of the falcon: brutality, beauty, bravery, "act," pride, and plume. The poet would see a spiritual fire that is a billion times more beautiful than the falcon's "brute beauty," but it is also "more perilous" since it would make the poet a more devoted follower of Christ—because service includes risks as well as benefits.
What does the poet from "The Windhover" convey?
The sestet's first line elaborates on the bird's flight while also issuing a warning to the poet's own heart. The verb "buckle" here suggests either a fastening (like the buckling of a belt), a joining together of these diverse components of a creature's being, or an acquiescent collapse (like the "buckling" of the knees), in which all parts subordinate themselves into some greater purpose or cause. There is a unification in both scenarios. A brilliant fire, albeit not as impressive as the glory of Christ's life and crucifixion, arises at the time of this unification.
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