Complete the following sentence. In the opening lines of Gerard Manley Hopkinss The Windhover, the words daylights dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon ?

A. are an example of antithesis to suggest the falcons contradictory nature.

B. refer to the speakers heart.

C. use alliterative language to draw attention to the falcons importance as a symbol of Christ.

D. indicate the speakers lack of faith.

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