6/1/2023 0 Comments Easter wings poem![]() ![]() After, he makes the lines more wide and talks about wanting to be redeemed. He mentions this line on the most narrow part of the poem to visually show how one becomes so small without God. ![]() Comes to show that a heart without God is nothing at all. On lines 5 and 6, He states, “A HEART alone is simply a stone if”. ![]() In the beginning, he shows that he is well aware of his imperfections. Through that line he is acknowledging himself as a creation of God. In line 3, He states “whose parts are as thy hands did frame”. It contains a heart and it has shed a lot of tears. I came to the understanding that the poet was referring to himself as an altar. As I began to read the poem, I began to understand that the altar was not just ANY altar, it was a broken one. With simply looking at the title of the poem, “The Altar”, I immediately visualized the shape of the altar that was created with all the lines combined together. ![]() Just like in many verses of the bible, I found myself pondering about how the words and the shape of the poems connection and what it all meant. Like most people, I find it difficult to understand many parts of the bible and George Herbert’s “The Altar” and “Easter Wings” made it no easier for me. Don’t get me wrong, I am no expert on Christianity, but I have a clear understanding of the basic principles of my religion. As a Christian, religious poems that talk about my personal beliefs immediately intrigue me. ![]()
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