How do the speakers build up the poem's theme? A. The narrator refers to God in the third person, thus not making Him the speaker, and speculates that God did not bestow the gift of "rest" because he wanted humankind to worship Him. B. God's views are left for the reader to infer, just as humankind is left to infer His reasons for creating the universe and His plan for each human to reach salvation. C. God as a speaker puts forth His view on why He withheld the treasure of "rest" so that humankind, having tired of the other material gifts, would turn to Him in their exhaustion. D. The introduction of God as a speaker lends authenticity to the argument that God is manipulative because He wants to control humankind by withholding the gift of "rest."

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Edwin Terrell

27 April, 10:53

How do the speakers build up the poem's theme? A. The narrator refers to God in the third person, thus not making Him the speaker, and speculates that God did not bestow the gift of "rest" because he wanted humankind to worship Him. B. God's views are left for the reader to infer, just as humankind is left to infer His reasons for creating the universe and His plan for each human to reach salvation. C. God as a speaker puts forth His view on why He withheld the treasure of "rest" so that humankind, having tired of the other material gifts, would turn to Him in their exhaustion. D. The introduction of God as a speaker lends authenticity to the argument that God is manipulative because He wants to control humankind by withholding the gift of "rest."

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Kenneth Gillespie · Answer 1

Answer: A. The narrator refers to God in the third person, thus not making Him the speaker, and speculates that God did not bestow the gift of "rest" because he wanted humankind to worship Him.

Explanation:

In the poem, "The Pulley" by George Herbert, the narrator seeks to explain why God did not give humanity rest. The narrator does so by referring to God in the third person.

The logic, the narrator believes, is that God withheld rest from humanity so that humans may eventually turn to him and worship him when they get tired of the other gifts that he bestowed on them.