The Altar Themes
Religion
George Herbert was a very, very… very religious man. In fact, he was a priest in the Anglican Church for a number of years before he died. It's no surprise, then, that "The Altar" is about religi...
Art and Culture
"The Altar" is as much about the art of poetry itself as it is about the speaker's relationship to God. The speaker arranges the words in the shape of an altar, showing us that he can make use of t...