Analysis Of Love III by George Herbert

Love III by George Herbert is an eighteen line love poem with a static rhythm plus end rhyme pattern of ABABCCDEDEFFGHGHII. The message of the poem is about the unconditional love of Christ and the unrighteous nature of human. Christ who was symbolized as love in the poem was seen assuring sinners of...

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Use Of Visual Image In The Pulley By George Herbert

As we have mentioned in few of the articles in naijapoets, The Pulley by George Herbert relates man and God, God bestowed man (his creation) blessings such as strength, beauty, wisdom and so on.The language of the poem is simple and conversational with suggestive tone. The varying visual images created by George Herbert shows the supremacy of God over man (his creator). The title of the poem portrayed the strength of God (the creator) judging by...

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Is God Omnipotent In The Pulley By George Herbert

The previous naijapoets.com post on The Pulley by George Herbert, outlined few different themes in the poem. This post is going to consider just two of those themes by comparing them with the expression that says "Is God Omnipotent In The Pulley By George Herbert?"To begin with, omnipotence is the quality of having unlimited power or control. Let's compare the theme one, "limitations on human existence" with God's omnipotence, it will be clearly...

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Analysis Of The Pulley By George Herbert

Here are the themes of the poem, "The Pulley" by George Herbert:(1) The limitation in human existence(2) The blessings bestowed man through creation(3) The problems associated to riches(4) The vanity of possessions in presence of lonelinessThe following are the figuratives within the poem:(1) Rhyme pattern of ABABA CDCDC, etc.(2) Personification in line 19-20 "If goodness lead him not, yet weariness/May toss him to my breast"(3) Allusion to the creation...

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