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E211: British Literature to 1760 Henry Vaughan Study Questions Alfred J. Drake | 423 UH | TW 12:45-1:45 | ajdrake@ajdrake.com "The World" 1. Often Vaughan's speaker is solitary and meditative. What is the speaker's perspective in this poem? What kind of connection does he have with those he surveys in his vision? 2. What links the lover, the statesman, and the miser? 3. How do you interpret the poem's final stanza--what is "this ring"? Why does the respondent whisper? What religious message does the stanza impart? 4. To what extent does the biblical passage at the end explain the poem? Edition: Abrams, M.H. et al. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vols. 1A, 1B, 1C. 7th. edition.
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