Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Why does the speaker use metaphor in this poem? What does the use of metaphor accomplish in terms of getting his message across?
- What's the relationship between God-as-poet and the speaker-as-poet in this poem?
- Why is this poem written as a "song"? What do the speaker's words suggest about the relationship between music and poetry?
- What can we learn about the speaker's pride and vanity in this poem?
- Why does the speaker want to connect to the divine? Why is that important?