Concrete Poem:
a poem that has a sort of picture/visual of the poem that adds effect to the poem.
Appropriate Poem Example:
a poem that has a sort of picture/visual of the poem that adds effect to the poem.
Appropriate Poem Example:
Easter Wing
George Herbert
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,
Though foolishly he lost the same,
Decaying more and more,
Till he became
Most poore:
With thee
O let me rise
As larks, harmoniously,
And sing this day thy victories:
Then shall the fall further the flight in me.
My tender age in sorrow did beginne
And still with sicknesses and shame.
Thou didst so punish sinne,
That I became
Most thinne.
With thee
Let me combine,
And feel thy victorie:
For, if I imp my wing on thine,
Affliction shall advance the flight in me.
Biographical Information:
George Herbert was born on April 3, 1593, the fifth son of an eminent Welsh family. His mother, Magdalen Newport, held great patronage to distinguished literary figures such as John Donne, who dedicated his Holy Sonnets to her. Herbert's father died when he was three, leaving his mother with ten children, all of whom she was determined to educate and raise as loyal Anglicans. Herbert left for Westminster School at age ten, and went on to become one of three to win scholarships to Trinity College, Cambridge. Herbert received two degrees (a B.A. in 1613 and an M.A. in 1616) and was elected a major fellow of Trinity. Two years after his college graduation, he was appointed reader in Rhetoric at Cambridge, and in 1620 he was elected public orator—a post wherein Herbert was called upon to represent Cambridge at public occasions and that he described as "the finest place in the university." In 1624 and 1625 Herbert was elected as a representative to Parliament. He resigned as orator in 1627, married Jane Danvers in 1629, and took holy orders in the Church of England in 1630. Herbert spent the rest of his life as rector in Bemerton near Salisbury. While there, he preached, wrote poetry, and helped rebuild the church out of his own funds.
Interpretation of poem:
This poem talks about man breaking away from grace to salvation. Also it talks about sin and how he is trying to draw closer to God.
Visual Representation:
Explanation of Visual:
This picture shows a set of wings. It relates to this poem, because everyone needs a set of wings to move anywhere. You cant just have one wing, because it will not work.
Citations:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173626
http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/628#sthash.htONLiBJ.dpuf