Virtue By George Herbert

Interpretation Of The Title

Base on that title; namely virtue, so in my mind appearance the human attitude
like friendly, care each other, beloved by Allah and a lot of people around us.

Theme
Virtue is never die

Because that poet is trying to convey kindness, and all must die like day of the
first stanza, the rose of the second stanza, and the spring of the third,only a sweet and
virtuous soul that can be permanent.
Interpretation Of The Poem
First stanza
First stanza of the poem tell us about weather is not permanent; although, the
day that very cool, bright, sweet but if night come the beautiful of day will lost soon
because they not constant.
Second stanza
Rose is the symbol of breathy and root is symbol of power. The second stanza
tell us about the breathy and the power but finally it will lost and die.
Third stanza
Third stanza tell us about lying or false. There are sweet spring day, sweet day,
and beautiful rose that wrap in beautiful box but actually they are lie to be beautiful and
life forever. And they also die.
Fourth stanza
The fourth stanza tell us about something that never die namely virtue. Although
our body in the grave but our soul still remember from many people if we always do
something right to other people or to other Allahs creature.
Summary Of The Poem
Man pass a way leave his or her name, that aphorism is suitable for George
Herberts creation. Because in his poem tell us about or content about how beautiful the
weather in the day, how strong and brave someone but that all will die instead.

There are spring day, beautiful day, beautiful rose all of them wrap in a beautiful
box but they are lie to be beautiful forever and actually they also die but just only a sweet
and virtuous soul that will be permanent although body separated with soul.
Atmosphere

Sadness
The poet used descriptions of sadness with cry, die.
Point of view
Nature
Why? Because that poet view from nature,from the beginning until the ending.

a.

Figurative Language
Allegory is the comparison a situation with several figure of speech.
The bridal of the earth and skyThe dew shall weep thy fall- to night

b. Simile is direct comparison between thing which are not particularly similar in their

c.

essence.
Like seasoned timber, never gives;
Personification is figure of speech which describes an object by giving human
characteristics to inanimate objects as if alive.
But though the whole world turn to cool,
A box where sweets compact lie,
The dew shall weep thy fall- tonight,
Like seasoned timber,never giver,

Diction
Connotation One of the various implications or association that a word carries. mostly
word have many connotation.
- Only a sweet and virtuous soul = The people who has good character.
- Thy root is ever in its grave = that is the symbol of rose that not permanent.
- Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave = the emotion
- The dew shall weep thy fall to- night = cry
The value

 Moral value
That poem convey about human behavior or character namely virtue.
The message
The message that can we get in that poetry are, the people will always remember
about our kindness although we passed away, and as we know wickedness, anger, etc will
defeated by kindness. Because wickedness and kindness can not united. The kindness or
virtue is permanent and the wickedness, anger is impermanent. So keep our relation with
God, nature, and human. And remember that all of kindness come from Allah.