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By Ellie June and Eric Flatt Metaphysical Poetry and George Herbert’s “Virtue” By Ellie June and Eric Flatt

Metaphysical Poetry Mainly in the 17th Century Main themes focus on love, man’s relationship with God Poets were serious intellectuals, highly educated

Metaphysical Poetry Lyrical poems Main Poets Characterized by the use of wit, irony and wordplay Main Poets George Herbert, John Donne, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan

George Herbert Born in Wales, educated at Trinity College, Cambridge Received a B.A. and M.A. Elected public orator at Cambridge from 1620-1628 Later preached and wrote poetry in Bermington Poems are characterized by the use of imagery and conceits, conversational speech, and celebrate the ways of gods love

Title “Virtue” Positive poem, with positive imagery Good character trait

Paraphrase Life Cycle-everything lives and dies Uses examples of day to night, rose blossoms then dies, spring comes and goes Last quatrain expresses only the virtuous soul lives

Form Lyric poem, 4 quatrains Last line in each quatrain is indented, forces the reader to pause Shows the emphasis on life and death

Diction Repetition of “sweet” Creates contrast in each quatrain Quatrains start off describing beautiful life, end with negative connotation of death

Imagery Nature Light and Dark contrast Bright and colorful, descriptive Light and Dark contrast Represents the contrast between life and death

Point of View 3rd Person Omniscient

Detail Descriptive Adjectives strengthen the imagery Cool, calm, bright, angry, brave

Allusions ‘bridal of the earth and sky’ Allusion to the reunion of God and man

Symbolism Life cycle

Other Devices Apostrophe – first line

Shifts Each quatrain begins with a description of life, the last line references death First 3 quatrains follow this pattern, then there’s a shift in the last quatrain The positive idea that Herbert believes the virtuous soul can persevere

Title Virtue is the deciding factor of a happy afterlife or an unhappy afterlife Suggests a positive theme

Theme Virtue is the deciding factor of a happy afterlife or an unhappy afterlife

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