![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When the poet admits that he was unkind ad ungrateful and does not, therefore, have the courage to look at God. When the soul of the poet hesitates to advance toward the feast God speaks encouraging words to the soul. The dialogue between the poet and God is intended to emphasize the poet’s sense of his own unworthiness and God’s unlimited capacity for forgiveness. READ ALSO: La Belle Dame Sans Merci | Summary, Model Explanations, Critical Analysis, Question Answers This feast means the heavenly communion which the souls will attend after departing from the earth. This feast should not be confused with the sacrament in the church, the ceremony known as the Eucharist where every member of the congregation is served with bread and wine symbolizing the body and the blood respectively of Christ. The feast to which the poet‘s soul has been invited is the one which God is to hold in Heaven and at which God himself will serve the guests. The feast to which the poet‘s soul has been invited is the one which sinfulness. We are to imagine, of course, that the soul of the poet, after the poet‘s death, stands before God, feeling acutely conscious of its sinfulness. In other words, the poet here also is holding a private conversation with God, thus showing an intimate relationship with Him. ![]() The poem is written in the form of a dialogue between the poet and God, thus reminding us of the poem which has the title “Dialogue” and which begins: “Sweetest Saviour, if my soul….”. ![]()
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