Question

This author wrote a poem that ends, “Then by a sunbeam I will climb to thee,” and another poem that ends by calling a sunbeam a “silk twist let down from heav’n.” A poem by this author states that if “dressing, mistressing, and complement” will “take up thy day, the sun will cry / Against thee.” That poem, which follows a dedication in opening a collection by this poet, declares, “A verse may find him, who a sermon flies, / And turn delight into a sacrifice” and is a “Perirrhanterium” (“peri-ran-TEER-ium”) titled for a certain building’s porch. Lines declaring, “Thou didst (10[1])so punish sin, / That I (10[1])became / Most thin” grow (10[1])gradually (-5[1])shorter (10[2])in a poem by him that was (10[1])printed sideways (10[1])so (10[1])as to (10[1])resemble flying (10[1]-5[1])creatures. (10[3]-5[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])English metaphysical poet (10[1])who included shaped poems such as “Easter Wings” (10[1])in his collection (-5[1])The Temple. ■END■ (10[4]0[5])

ANSWER: George Herbert (The poems whose titles are not dropped are “Mattens,” “The Pearl,” and “The Church Porch.”)
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