George Herbert/Easter Wings

After reading his biobragphy i foiund out that George Herbert was an amazing young man who did not let diversity get in his way of becoming educated. I think it is remarkable that he and his siblings all recieved a high quality education even though they were raised by their mother, sister and heiress to Sir Richard Newport. I also found it interesting that Donne and Herbert were close friends and that Donne even delivered the sermon at Herbert's mother's funeral. This also shows that Herbert's family was important and that the sermon must have been well written since Donne was the most respected Preacher in all of Europe at that time.
In regards to Easter-Wings I find it to be a poem that is giving glory to the lord but also criticizing him for giving up all his wealth and assets. By just looking at this poem one can see that there is a pattern to how it was written and that it must be important to the flow of how it should be read. The first and third stanza's go in a descending orderof words per line while the second and fourth go in an ascending order. I can compare this to a piece of music that starts out as a decrescendo but then gets louder and goes through a grescendo but repeats the process to finish with a bang. The lines of the corresponding stanza's also relate to each other. For instance the firt line fo the second and fourth stanza start with 'with thee' then continue to request something from God; 'o let me rist' 'let me combine'. The last lines of these two stanza's also relate to each other. They actually say the same thing but in different wording. The fall and affliction are both things that are negatvie but two things that will make the speaker stronger. The last two lines of the first and third stanza's also relate to one another. The second to last lines are 'Till he became' but then change to that 'that I became'. This shows that the reader has been chagned by the grace of God. The last lines 'Most poor' and 'Most thinne' both show that there is nothing to either the lords name or the speaker's name that makes sense or is valuable in any way. Overall I like this poem and am looking forward to disscussing it in class.