God's Grandeur is a Petrarchan Sonnet. Many of Hopkins' sonnets were odd in some way (Hopkins personalised sonnetform heavily) - but this one is almost normal.
Form, in poetry, can be understood as the physical structure of the poem: the length of the lines, their rhythms, their system of rhymes and repetition
A poem is usually distinguished by words chosen for their melodious and emotional characteristics, combined into verses which convey passionate messages. Almost every religious scripture contains...