Virtue

                                                             Virtue

                                                                               By – George Herbert

Poet Introduction : -

          George Herbert ( 1593 – 1633 ) was English poet, orator, and American priest. He is fifth son of an eminent welsh family. His mother was Magdalen. He is bing born in to an artistic and wealthy. The poetry foundation Nestleb some where within the age of Shakespeare and age of Milton is George Herbert.

Poetry Introduction : -

          This poem is deviated into four stanzas, talking about virtue as what will live forever even. After the destruction of the world.

Analysis : -
        In the first stanza poet talks about a perfect day which is supposed to be ideal but as per the cycle of the nature it has to end at one point in time anything that beings in the world has to necessary end because anything is this material world is mortal by it's very nature.

         The second stanza deals with a sweet rose which is in full bloom but it's real beauty lies within in the roots of the plant and it's external beauty has to die one day as it's beauty is not at all permanent in this mortal world.

         Though third stanza poet talk about the spring seasons which is known as king of all seasons and the nature around is at it's best during this particular season everything in the lap of nature seems to be picture perfect but it has to unfortunately end with the upcoming seasons . What ever that is in the purview of nature is immortal in it self.

          The last stanza is terms of it's approach unlike the earlier stanza this stanza talks about what will live instead of what dies. In this stanza the poet talks about the virtues soul which would live even after every thing in his world has turned into ashes.

Conclusion : -

        Courtesy this poem the poet want to send a massage that a humanbeing would always be remembered by his or her deeds end the good deeds will turn into. Virtue which would be immortal. Rhyming scheme of this poem is ABABAB.