In the poem "God's Grandeur," we find the words reck and rod. By analysis we can determine that the word rod probably comes from the Bible and means

Question

A. God's power.
B. a principle of ethics.

C. God's wrath.

D. a tool of correction.

Answer 1

Check these sites.

http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/hopkins/section1.html

http://blue.utb.edu/gibson/God's%20Grandeur.htm

http://www.bartleby.com/122/7.html

Answer 2

Check this site:

http://www.scripturezealot.com/2008/03/15/psalm-23-your-rod-and-your-staff-they-comfort-me/

Here is an analysis of the poem:

http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/hopkins/section1.html

Answer 3

a god power!

Answer 4

a tool of correction