reconciled with God Ans Herbert becomes calm and returns to God when he hears God call him lovingly He answers My Lord This shows God s kindness and love Why does the poet shout No more Ans He shouts No more because he is frustrated with his strict religious life and wants freedom What does the poet mean by I will abroad Ans He means he wants to leave his controlled life and live a free life Why does the poet feel his life is like a cage Ans Because he feels restricted unhappy tired and confused with his religious life So his life seems like a cage to him What does the word harvest mean in the poem Ans It means the results or rewards of his hard work for God What do you understand by no harvest but a thorn Ans The poet feels he has only pain and no reward from his religious life What do wine and corn symbolize Ans They symbolize joy and blessings Why does the poet feel everything is blasted and wasted Ans Because he believes his religious life has brought him no happiness What does rope of sands symbolize Ans It symbolizes weak and false thoughts that control his life What does tie up thy fears mean Ans It means he wants to stop being afraid and live freely Who calls the poet Child Ans God calls him Child How does the poet feel when he hears God's voice Ans He suddenly becomes calm peaceful and humble What does the poet reply after hearing God s voice Ans He replies My Lord What change happens at the end of the poem Ans The poet changes from wild anger to quiet acceptance What is the main conflict in the poem Ans The conflict is between the poet s desire for freedom and his duty to God Why is the poem called The Collar Ans Because a collar controls someone just like religion controls the poet What lesson does the poet learn at the end Ans He learns that God is loving and he should trust God instead of fighting What type of relationship is shown between the poet and God Ans A loving relationship like a parent and child What is the message of the poem Ans Even when we feel angry or lost God s gentle love can guide us back