The Collar Brief Questions
What does the 'collar' symbolize? ✪✪✪
Ans: The ‘collar’ symbolizes control and discipline. It shows the poet feels tied or restricted by religious rules.
What does George Herbert...
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Write a short note on Anglicanism
Write a short note on Anglicanism.
Anglicanism is a branch of Christianity. It began in England in the 16th century. It started when King Henry VIII separated the Church of England...
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Sure there was wine
Explain the following with reference to the context:
“Sure there was wine
Before my sighs did dry it; there was corn
Before my tears did drown it.
Is the year only lost to me?”
In...
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Methought I heard one calling, Child!
Explain the following with reference to the context:
“Methought I heard one calling, Child!
And I replied My Lord.”
In these lines from George Herbert’s (1593-1633) poem...
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Consider Herbert as a religious poet.
Consider Herbert as a religious poet.
Or, discuss the relationship of Herbert with God.
Or, comment on Herbert’s attitude towards God and religion as expressed in his poem “The Co...
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Comment on the spiritual conflict which is dominant in Herbert’s poem “The Collar.”
Comment on the spiritual conflict which is dominant in Herbert’s poem “The Collar.”
Or, “Herbert has attained reconciliation with God, crossing the pathos of conflict.”—Explain.
In...
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Discuss Herbert’s use of imagery in his poem “The Collar.”
Write a note on Herbert’s imagery.
Or, discuss Herbert’s use of imagery in his poem “The Collar.”
George Herbert (1593-1633) is known for using simple but powerful imagery in his r...
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How has Herbert used metaphysical conceits in his poem “The Collar”?
How has Herbert used metaphysical conceits in his poem “The Collar”?
George Herbert (1593-1633) was a famous religious poet of the 17th century. His poem “The Collar” (1633) shows...
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Write a short note on Anglicanism
Write a short note on Anglicanism.
Anglicanism is a branch of Christianity. It began in England in the 16th century. It started when King Henry VIII separated the Church of England...
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Sure there was wine
Explain the following with reference to the context:
“Sure there was wine
Before my sighs did dry it; there was corn
Before my tears did drown it.
Is the year only lost to me?”
In...
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Comment on the spiritual conflict which is dominant in Herbert’s poem “The Collar.”
Comment on the spiritual conflict which is dominant in Herbert’s poem “The Collar.”
Or, “Herbert has attained reconciliation with God, crossing the pathos of conflict.”—Explain.
In...
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