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Pied Beauty

Pied Beauty

The poem is devoted to creationism, praising God by praising the created world. It expresses the theological position that the great variety in the natural world is a testimony to God and his/her infinite power. But also there is a wonder at how and why there is so much diversity on the earth.

Though the poem is short thus leading to much interpretation, I think the fourth line “Fresh-Firecoal, Chestnut-falls, finches wings” is referring to something that is good in a hard and bitter shell, which directly relates to the human soul and body. The six line “And all trades, their gear and tackle an trim.” The words “trades”, “gear”, and “trim” are diverse items that are man made and are alteration to the natural world. By using ...

Posted by: John Mayes

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