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Working it Out: Growing Spiritually with the Poetry of George Herbert
Have you always wanted to understand great poetry?
Would you like to deepen your devotional reading?
Working it Out may be just what you need!
In Working it Out, you will study the work of George Herbert, a 17th-century poet, with an emphasis on seeing the movement of thought within each poem.
Though Working it Out was written primarily as a devotional, the book models a thoughtful method for reading and understanding poetry in general.
LEARN TO UNDERSTAND GREAT POETRY BY SPENDING A YEAR WITH THE BEAUTIFUL POETRY OF GEORGE HERBERT. This one year study will take you through 51 works of the great 17th-century poet, George Herbert, with an emphasis on seeing the movement of thought within each poem. The beautiful poetry of George Herbert can deepen your faith, and the study method will help you understand poetry in general. . In Working it Out you will learn to
— The Big what the poem is about
—The Parts of the a stanza-by-stanza explication of the poem.
—The Parts of the Picture Come a look at the movement of thought through the poem. . When a foundation of understanding is established, you may choose to move into the devotional elements of each chapter, which . — questions for personal meditation.
—Scriptures for Further Reflection . By the time you finish a year of study in this book, you will have a structured method that you can use to read and understand any poem. Womack’s models will help you see how a poet can use tone and nuance, as well as a variety of literary devices, to convey an idea.
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216 pages; 51 poem lessons
Would you like to deepen your devotional reading?
Working it Out may be just what you need!
In Working it Out, you will study the work of George Herbert, a 17th-century poet, with an emphasis on seeing the movement of thought within each poem.
Though Working it Out was written primarily as a devotional, the book models a thoughtful method for reading and understanding poetry in general.
LEARN TO UNDERSTAND GREAT POETRY BY SPENDING A YEAR WITH THE BEAUTIFUL POETRY OF GEORGE HERBERT. This one year study will take you through 51 works of the great 17th-century poet, George Herbert, with an emphasis on seeing the movement of thought within each poem. The beautiful poetry of George Herbert can deepen your faith, and the study method will help you understand poetry in general. . In Working it Out you will learn to
— The Big what the poem is about
—The Parts of the a stanza-by-stanza explication of the poem.
—The Parts of the Picture Come a look at the movement of thought through the poem. . When a foundation of understanding is established, you may choose to move into the devotional elements of each chapter, which . — questions for personal meditation.
—Scriptures for Further Reflection . By the time you finish a year of study in this book, you will have a structured method that you can use to read and understand any poem. Womack’s models will help you see how a poet can use tone and nuance, as well as a variety of literary devices, to convey an idea.
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216 pages; 51 poem lessons
- GenresPoetry
356 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 26, 2017
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December 15, 2020
I wanted to read more George Herbert. Check
I wanted to understand it. Check (mostly)
I wanted to learn about reading poetry. Solid start.
I didn't answer a single one of the devotional questions.
Definitely worth my time.
I wanted to understand it. Check (mostly)
I wanted to learn about reading poetry. Solid start.
I didn't answer a single one of the devotional questions.
Definitely worth my time.
November 14, 2020
I've been slowly working my way through this book for the last two years. Recently I have begun enjoying poetry and this book has been a great resource for spending a lot of time with one poet. It is a devotional book that has numerous poems by Herbert. After each poem there is a stanza by stanza explication and then several bible passages listed that are related to the poem.
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