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Annotating Puritan Poetry

Understanding Poetry. Annotating Puritan Poetry. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain. This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean. The billows beat, the waves are angry, and T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand To buoy his head up. O great God, let me

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Annotating Puritan Poetry

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  1. Understanding Poetry Annotating Puritan Poetry

  2. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain • This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man • Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean. • The billows beat, the waves are angry, and • T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand • To buoy his head up. O great God, let me • Be kept from sinking into misery.

  3. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain Rhyme Scheme • This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man • Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean. • The billows beat, the waves are angry, and • T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand • To buoy his head up. O great God, let me • Be kept from sinking into misery. True Rhyme A A B B C C

  4. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain • This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man • Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean. • The billows beat, the waves are angry, and • T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand • To buoy his head up. O great God, let me • Be kept from sinking into misery. Apostrophe- poet is talking to God Apostrophe- poet says this to God

  5. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain • This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man • Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean. • The billows beat, the waves are angry, and • T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand • To buoy his head up. O great God, let me • Be kept from sinking into misery. Metaphor: World: Sea Man: Swimmer

  6. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain • This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man • Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean. • The billows beat, the waves are angry, and • T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand • To buoy his head up. O great God, let me • Be kept from sinking into misery. Personification

  7. “Meditation 4” by Philip Pain • This World a Sea of trouble is, and Man • Is swimming through this vast wide Ocean. • The billows beat, the waves are angry, and • T’is seldom that he spies a helping hand • To buoy his head up. O great God, let me • Be kept from sinking into misery. Repetition of sea—water imagery

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