Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow: No worst, there is none. No worst, there is none. Pitched past pitch of grief, More pangs will, schooled at forepangs, wilder wring. Comforter, where, where is your comforting? Mary, mother of us, where is your relief? My cries heave, herds‐long; huddle in a main, a chief Woe, wórld‐sorrow; on an áge‐old anvil wince and sing— Then lull, then leave off. Fury had shrieked 'No lingering! Let me be fell: force I must be brief."' O the mind, mind has mountains; cliffs of fall Frightful, sheer, no‐man‐fathomed. Hold them cheap May who ne'er hung there. Nor does long our small Durance deal with that steep or deep. Here! creep, Wretch, under a comfort serves in a whirlwind: all Life death does end and each day dies with sleep. ‐ Gerard Manley Hopkins
In the opening of Hopkins’s poem, how does the line “More pangs will, schooled at forepangs, wilder wring” develop the representation of grief?
The speaker anticipates further pains that intensify the suffering already experienced.
The speaker anticipates further, intensified suffering. “More pangs will” points to pains yet to come, while “wilder wring” presents their increased force. Describing them as “schooled at forepangs” connects those future pains with the suffering already endured.
Important Questions from Reading Comprehension
- Which framework globally guides national policies on Community Centered Disaster Risk Reduction?
- In the context of disaster governance, which principle emphasizes empowering local to take the lead in risk mitigation strategies?
- What distinguishes participatory disaster management from top-down approaches?
- Which of the following is a major barrier to effective local disaster risk reduction implementation in developing countries?
- How can technology most effectively support community-based disaster resilience?
