edward taylor poem response

Briana Weems
Edward Taylor Poem Response
6th-7th Period
Edward Taylor is a puritan whose views upon life are such as many other puritans. His poems show the views of their beliefs and how they feel about god and the worship of their lord. He talks about how he wants God to purify him and change his life. He also talks about the things he wants God to give him once he purifies him and how it is going to change his life. He rhymes a lot throughout his poems and spells words differently than usual. He also uses diction to get his point across. His word choice is very specific to make his point. He is very cautious and careful to what he says.
In the first paragraph Taylor talks about how he isn’t complete and he wants God to complete him, or in other words make him whole. He compares him to spinning wheel. He wants to use him as so. If the lord is someone who uses a spinning wheel he wants him to take the time to work with him and make him whole like someone who does that for a living. He feels like he has a lot of flaws and wants to be made perfect. We can tell this by when he says “and make my Soule thy holy spoole to be.” He wants to be so perfect that God feels like he can use him in his life, even to help others. So perfect that he is perfect enough to be one of Gods servants, someone’s guardian angel.
In the next paragraph he talks about how he wants God to work with him and his flaws. He knows that he isn’t perfect and he recognizes that he needs help to fix himself. He continues to take about God using him in his plans. He says, ”then weave the web thyselfe, the yarn is fine.” He is saying that after he fixes him and changes and helps him with his flaws, he can use him because now he is okay. Okay meaning pure and perfect. He feels that’s once God fixes him he can be used and be a part of his everyday life. No matter what he has done or been going through he knows that once he pure he can do anything.
In the last paragraph he talks about the things he wants God to give him. He says he wants, “understanding, will, affections, judgment, memory, my words, and actions.” He knows that these are some of his flaws and he is letting God know what he wants him to fix. He also talks about how once he changes him on the better on the inside; it will show on the outside. He knows that once you’re fixed on the inside, it will automatically show on the outside.
Throughout this poem Edward Taylor uses words spelled wrong to give an effect. I think that spelling words wrong only shows that he is flawed. It helps with the effect of his story to make it seem obvious of his problems. He also rhymes a lot throughout his poem. Rhyming helps the poem flow well and slide through the words easier. It helps you understand what he is saying since you cant understand certain words since the words are spelled wrong.