1. Annotating Puritan Poetry
Understanding Poetry
Annotating Puritan Poetry

2. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain
This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man
Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean.
The billows beat, the waves are angry, and
T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand
To buoy his head up. O great God, let me
Be kept from sinking into misery.

3. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain
Rhyme Scheme
True Rhyme
This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man
Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean.
The billows beat, the waves are angry, and
T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand
To buoy his head up. O great God, let me
Be kept from sinking into misery. A B C

4. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain
This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man
Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean.
The billows beat, the waves are angry, and
T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand
To buoy his head up. O great God, let me
Be kept from sinking into misery.
Apostrophe- poet is talking to God
Apostrophe- poet says this to God

5. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain
This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man
Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean.
The billows beat, the waves are angry, and
T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand
To buoy his head up. O great God, let me
Be kept from sinking into misery.
Metaphor:
World: Sea
Man: Swimmer

6. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain
This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man
Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean.
The billows beat, the waves are angry, and
T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand
To buoy his head up. O great God, let me
Be kept from sinking into misery.
Personification

7. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain
This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man
Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean.
The billows beat, the waves are angry, and
T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand
To buoy his head up. O great God, let me
Be kept from sinking into misery.
Repetition of sea—water imagery