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  1. Questions About Angels’ is a free verse poem consisting of nine stanzas, each ranging from three to five lines. There is no rhyme scheme . The poem takes the form of a series of questions, with the speaker providing his final answer in the last two stanzas.

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    The first of three verses of ‘Touched By An Angel’ follows very much the same pattern as the rest of the work, in particular, that there is no apparent pattern to it; it is written in a very free style of verse. There is no special adherence to rhyme or syllable count, with the line breaks seemingly added for dramatic purposes more so than anything...

    In the second verse of ‘Touched By An Angel’, the ramifications of love’s arrival are explored more closely. There is no image of love, but it is described metaphorically as arriving on a train, which is likely to say that it is impossible to mistake its arrival. When love shows up, it thunderously roars into town, announcing its arrival to anyone ...

    In the concluding verse of ‘Touched By An Angel’, the narrators of the poem attempt to embrace the arrival of love, “daring” to be brave and feeling as though there is a light illuminating the things that they have feared or stayed away from throughout their lives. There is a moment of realization, an idea that love is not easy, nor is it a divine ...

  2. Dec 1, 2021 · Although some poets have used angels to symbolise love, especially divine love, others have used the trope of angels and the angelic in more surprising ways: witness Milton’s great epic poem which heads our list.

  3. Where did the angel come from? I had a dream, in 1985, I believe, when a friend I’d gone to school with was sick—one of the first people I knew who’d gotten the AIDS virus. I had a dream of him in...

  4. Mar 4, 2024 · These sonnet poems delve deep into the various roles that angels play in our lives and in the universe. They are guardians, singers, watchers, peace bringers, and cosmic builders, each serving a unique purpose in their silent and unseen ways.

  5. Touched By An Angel. We, unaccustomed to courage. exiles from delight. live coiled in shells of loneliness. until love leaves its high holy temple. and comes into our sight. to liberate us into life. Love arrives. and in its train come ecstasies.

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  7. In these poems about angels, poets like William Blake and John Donne explore the influence of divine presence in their lives and in the lives of others. Angelic figures, whether religious, mythological, or metaphorical, symbolize grace, faith, and the power of God in everyday life.

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