ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote the poem ‘The Collar’?
A
George Herbert
B
John Donne
C
Edmund Spenser
D
Alfred Tennyson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Collar” is a poem by Welsh poet George Herbert published in 1633, and is a part of a collection of poems within Herbert’s book The Temple. The poem depicts a man who is experiencing a loss of faith and feelings of anger over the commitment he has made to God.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Collar by George Herbert | Poetry Foundation.

Detailed explanation-3: -’The Collar’ by George Herbert is a thirty-six line poem about a speaker’s struggle for freedom. It was written by Herbert in 1633 while he struggled with his own religious beliefs.

Detailed explanation-4: -An analysis of “The Collar” by George Herbert should begin with recognizing its place in the genre of metaphysical poetry, popular during the 17th century.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prose. Herbert’s only prose work, A Priest to the Temple (usually known as The Country Parson), offers practical advice to rural clergy.

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