Question

Which excerpt from gerard manley hopkins "spring and fall" describes grief as a self-centered act?

A. "It is the blight man was born for,/It is Margaret you mourn for."
B."Now no matter, child, the name:/Sorrow's springs are the same."
C. "Ah! as the heart grows older/It will come to such sights colder..."
D. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed/What heart heard of, ghost guessed..."

Answer 1

The line from 'Spring and Fall' that shows grief as self-centered is 'It is the blight man was born for,/It is Margaret you mourn for.'

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt from Gerard Manley Hopkins' "Spring and Fall" which describes grief as a self-centered act is "It is the blight man was born for,/It is Margaret you mourn for." This line suggests that Margaret's grief is ultimately about her own realization of mortality rather than the loss of autumn leaves, indicating a self-centered aspect to her sorrow.

Answer 2

Good Morning!

The following quotation, by restricting suffering to the heart, indicates that it is impossible for the other to recognize in you the pain you feel. It is thus pain, a selfish attitude.

D. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed/What heart heard of, ghost guessed..."
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