Denial, George Herbert

   The poem is about a poet who has faced unexpected rejection. He is broken and uncertain of how to continue and pleas to God for guidance. The author's tone is overall broken heartedness and inclination to mend himself. His struggle is mirrored in his rhyme scheme which is consistent as, A/B/A/B/C until the last stanza. The last line, c, is regularly much shorter and more abrupt than the previous lines. This mimics the momentum he is assumed to have had before he his suddenly rejected and the poem takes place. The last stanza is about how the author wishes to make amends and be cheerful again. There is no longer a C line as it has been restored to a B which completes the rhyme structure suggests that he has already begun to heal.