Quote IdentificationFor the excerpt below, identify the foll…
Quote IdentificationFor the excerpt below, identify the following five elements: the title of the work from which the quote is taken, the author of the work, the speaker, the listener, and the context of the excerpt.When I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, And that one Talent which is death to hide Lodged with me useless, though my Soul more bentTo serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide;
Read DetailsQuote IdentificationFor the excerpt below, identify the foll…
Quote IdentificationFor the excerpt below, identify the following five elements: the title of the work from which the quote is taken, the author of the work, the speaker, the listener, and the context of the excerpt.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound;I grant I never saw a goddess go;My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground. And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare.
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Discuss the author’s commentary on spirituality/God in “How Soon Hath Time” and “When I Consider How My Light Is Spent.” Note that one poem was written during the author’s youth, and the other was composed later in his life, after he had experienced tragedy. Does the author’s view of spirituality, God, or humanity in general seem to change over time or remain consistent? What do the poems suggest about his view of his own relationship with God? Give examples from the poems.
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