1. By: Robert Herrick A sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonness A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction; An erring lace, which here and there Enthralls the crimson stomacher; A cuff neglected, and thereby Ribbons to flow confusedly; A winning wave, deserving note, In the tempestuous petticoat; A careless shoestring, in whose tie I see a wild civility; Do more bewitch me than when art Is too precise in every part.
2. Narrator comments on the clothing of a woman. He highlights the particular garments, noting their imperfections, yet still admiring the pieces and the woman herself. At the end of the poem, the narrator reveals that he prefers these imperfections over a “precise art” What does the poem mean?
3. Beauty can be found amidst the flaws of both humanity and art. Imperfections are more alluring and powerful than the illusion of perfection. Herrick’s Message
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5. A sweet disorder in the dr ess Kindles in clothes a wantonn ess A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distrac tion; An erring lace, which here and there Enthralls the crimson stomacher; A cuff neglected, and thereby Ribbons to flow confusedly ; A winning wave, deserving note , In the tempestuous petti coat ; A careless shoestring, in whose tie I see a wild civility; Do more bewitch me than when art Is too precise in every part . Irregular rhyme scheme highlights the disorder and suggests the imperfections within art.
6. A sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonness A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction; An erring lace, which here and there Enthralls the crimson stomacher; A cuff neglected, and thereby Ribbons to flow confusedly; A winning wave, deserving note, In the tempestuous petticoat; A careless shoestring, in whose tie I see a wild civility; Do more bewitch me than when art Is too precise in every part. Herrick uses diction to enhance the feeling of disorder. Jumbled phrase = disorder
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8. A sweet disorder in the dress Kindles in clothes a wantonness A lawn about the shoulders thrown Into a fine distraction; An erring lace, which here and there Enthralls the crimson stomacher; A cuff neglected, and thereby Ribbons to flow confusedly; A winning wave, deserving note, In the tempestuous petticoat; A careless shoestring, in whose tie I see a wild civility; Do more bewitch me than when art Is too precise in every part. “ Wild Civility” is better than precise art Personification Oxymoron
