George Herbert Flashcards
1
Q
He is
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the greatest English writer of devotionals
2
Q
He wrote a series of poems called
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“The Temple”
3
Q
The religious view point of “The Temple” is primarily
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Anglican
4
Q
The sequence of poems in “The Temple” starts in
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the outside porch and ultimately ends of the holy of holies
5
Q
Redemption:
The landlord grants his tenants request by
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dying
6
Q
Love:
The poet apologizes of
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how he used his eyes
7
Q
Aaron:
Herbert stresses that
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inward preparation for service is more important than outward preparation
8
Q
Virtue:
The theme that this poem applies in a Christian context that
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the Cavalier poets used hedonisticly is Carpe Diem
–Herbert uses this for positive matters
