Quiz 9 Flashcards
laughter; fun
mirth
verse in which the typography or lines are arranged in an unusual configuration
pattern poem
an appeal; a petition
suit
two metrical feet per line
dimeter
an expression that, in addition to an obvious meaning, carries a second, subtle meaning (often at variance with the ostnesible meaning)
adianoeta
caught sight of; noticed
espied
a mansion
manor
to purify; to free from sin
sanctify
rough; uneven
ragged
a person who rents a residence or land from a landlord
tenant
how the speaker acknowledges himself in the opening line of “The Altar”
a broke altar
the compositon of the speaker’s altar
a heart cemented with tears
“Whose parts are”
“as thy hand did frame”
what can cut and shape a human heart
the power of God
- “Wherefore each part*
- Of my hard heart*
- Meets in this frame”*
“To praise thy name”
main analogy / allegory of “Redemption”
The speaker is a tenant to a rich (land) Lord.
where the tenant searches for the Lord when the tenant returns and finds him gone
“great resorts; / In cities, theatres, gardens, parks, and courts”
Where the tenant actually finds the Lord
- “ragged noise and mirth*
- Of thieves and murderers”*
“‘Your suit is granted,’ said, and died.”
Christ’s redemption
Where the tenant seeks the rich Lord
“In Heaven at his manor”
