Copy of Love (III) by George Herbert

[Virtual Presenter] Love (iii) By George Herbert.

[Virtual Presenter] Analysis Of A Poem Poet's background Context Voice/speaker Form/structure Rhyme scheme Content Technique Themes.

[Audio] Poet's Background Personal Life George Herbert was born on April 3, 1593, in Montgomery, Wales. George Herbert was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. He was the fifth son of Richard Herbert, a prominent member of the Welsh gentry, and his wife, Magdalen Newport Herbert. George Herbert's family was known for their political and cultural influence, and he grew up in a privileged and intellectually stimulating environment. His father died when he was three years old, and he was raised by his mother, who was a devoted patron of the arts and literature. George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633).

[Audio] Poet's Background Personal Life Upon graduating from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1609, he became the University’s Public Orator. He served in the Parliament of England in 1624 and briefly in 1625. In 1629, he married Jane Danvers, after a courtship of just three days. Herbert had sent a manuscript containing his poems to Nicholas Ferrar. He died on March 1, 1633 in Bemerton, Wiltshire, England due to consumption..

[Audio] Poet's Background Writing Career Herbert wrote much of his poetry during his Cambridge years, a substantial amount which was Latin poetry. George Herbert's writing career lasted only a few years. His devotion to his religion heavily influences his writings. Herbert's poetry had a big influence on later generations of poets and religious writers. His George Herbert work is now considered a masterpiece of English religious poetry, and his influence can be seen in the work of poets such as T S Eliot and W H Auden. (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633).

[Audio] Poet's Background Writing Style George Herbert is known for his unique writing style, blending classical and religious themes with a highly personal and emotional approach. Herbert's writing is also well-known for its emotional depth and spiritual sincerity. He often writes about his struggles with doubt, sin, and the challenges of living a faithful life, and his poems are marked by a sense of humility and introspection. Herbert is one of the poets that are associated with metaphysical poetry. Overall, Herbert's writing style is highly individual and reflective of his own personal beliefs and experiences. George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633).

[Audio] Poet's Background Works His most notable works include his collections: 'The Temple' (1633) and 'The Country Parson' (1652). 'The Temple' is regarded as his masterpiece and it includes some of his most famous poems such as 'Love (I-I-I--)', 'The Collar' and 'Easter Wings'. 'The Temple' is a sequence of religious poems that explore Herbert's spiritual journey with God..

[Audio] Love (iii). LOVE (III).

[Audio] Love bade me welcome. Yet my soul drew back Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning, If I lacked any thing..

[Audio] A guest, I answered, worthy to be here: Love said, You shall be he. I the unkind, ungrateful? Ah my dear, I cannot look on thee. Love took my hand, and smiling did reply, Who made the eyes but I?.

[Audio] Truth Lord, but I have marred them: let my shame Go where it doth deserve. And know you not, says Love, who bore the blame? My dear, then I will serve. You must sit down, says Love, and taste my meat: So I did sit and eat..

[Audio] Love (iii) 'Love (I-I-I--)' is a part of a sequence of three poems. 'Love (I)', 'Love (I-I---)' and lastly, 'Love (I-I-I--)'. They revolve around the nature of love..

[Audio] Context Love (I-I-I--) was published posthumously in 1633. Love (I-I-I--) is a dialogue of a worshipper with God, which is portrayed as Love. The persona shows insecurity, guilt and hesitance. God, however, stays gentle and welcoming towards the persona. The poem shows how loving and forgiving God is..

[Audio] Structure Of Love (iii). STRUCTURE OF LOVE (III).

[Audio] Structure Of Love (iii) The poem consists of three stanzas six lines each stanza: sestet Rhyme scheme: ababcc First point of view Line 1: 'me welcome' and 'my soul'. 18 lines in total, arranged in longer and shorter lines. Three long lines, three short lines. The number three holds a significance in Christianity, such as the Holy Trinity. The structure is also meant to mirror religious architecture..

[Audio] Content. CONTENT.

[Audio] Love bade me welcome. Yet my soul drew back Guilty of dust and sin. But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning, If I lacked any thing..

[Audio] First Stanza Love, which is personified as God, welcomes the persona. Yet the persona's soul pulls away. The persona refuses to accept God's invitation due to guilt. Though God is attentive, and notices that the speaker is drawing back, refusing, ever since the speaker first comes in. God comes closer, asking the persona if he needed anything. Tones: gentle and polite (Love), nervous and guilty (speaker)..

[Audio] A guest, I answered, worthy to be here: Love said, You shall be he. I the unkind, ungrateful? Ah my dear, I cannot look on thee. Love took my hand, and smiling did reply, Who made the eyes but I?.

[Audio] Second Stanza The persona answers that he is lacking in terms of being a guest that is worthy to be here. God tells him that the speaker that he will be him, that he can be a worthy guest. The speaker disagrees with this, saying that he is unkind and ungrateful. He cannot even look at God, he thinks he should not, because the speaker thinks himself unworthy. God then mentions that he created the eyes. The rhyme between 'eye' and 'I' implicates the relationship between looking and the eye. The eye is made for looking and especially to look at God. Tones: unworthiness, insecure..

[Audio] Truth Lord, but I have marred them: let my shame Go where it doth deserve. And know you not, says Love, who bore the blame? My dear, then I will serve. You must sit down, says Love, and taste my meat: So I did sit and eat..

[Audio] Third Stanza The speaker is still feeling guilty and unworthy and he says that he has spoiled his eyes. He also says that God should send him away to where he thinks he deserves to be, Hell. God then asks if the persona knows that the speaker's sins have been paid already. Because of this atonement, God says that He will care for him. He then invites the speaker to sit with him and eat together. The speaker finally accepts, overcoming his guilt and sitting together with God. Tones: shame, acceptance..

[Audio] finis. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. Closure, and the speaker's acceptance..

[Audio] Techniques. TECHNIQUES.

[Audio] Metaphor The poem makes use of several metaphors to compare the love of God to other things. "Love bade me welcome, yet my soul drew back" The idea of love as a person inviting the speaker in is a metaphor for God's love. "So I did sit and eat" The act of eating is a metaphor for accepting and internalizing God's love. personification The poem personifies love as a welcoming host, which helps to create a vivid and relatable image for the reader. "Love bade me welcome" The personification of love as a host inviting someone into their home is a powerful image that draws the reader in. Love is used to portray God, and love is being personified as God..

[Audio] Alliteration "Love bade me welcome" The repetition of the "L" sound creates a smooth and flowing rhythm. "doth deserve" & "bore the blame" repetition This word 'love' is repeated in each stanza, emphasizing the central theme of the poem and the speaker's search for divine love. Another example of repetition is the repetition of the phrase "my dear" in the third stanza. This repetition reinforces the speaker's emotional connection to God and his desire to be united with Him..

[Audio] ARCHAIC language "bade" commanded juxtaposition "quick-eyed Love" and "me grow slack" quick-eyed means attentive, while grow slack means negligent.

[Audio] Themes. THEMES.

[Audio] Divine Love The poem centers around the speaker's encounter with divine love, and his struggle to accept and reciprocate it. This theme is reinforced through the repeated use of the word "love" and the imagery of a banquet, which evokes the idea of a divine feast. HUMAN FRAILTY The speaker acknowledges his own human frailty and sinfulness, and how these qualities create a barrier between himself and God. This theme is emphasized through the use of word "shame" to describe the speaker's emotional state..

[Audio] Redemption Despite his sense of unworthiness, the speaker ultimately accepts God's love and finds redemption through it. This theme is reinforced through the image of the banquet, which symbolizes the Christian concept of communion and the idea of being welcomed into the presence of God. surrender Surrender is reflected in the speaker's willingness to yield to God's love and grace. Throughout the poem, the speaker portrays himself as being unworthy of God's love and salvation, yet despite his own shortcomings, he acknowledges the power of God's love to save him..

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