In George Herbert's 'Love (III)', the interaction between the speaker and Love is framed as what social setting?
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Correct answer: A banquet hosted by a gracious lord welcoming a guest
Herbert personifies Divine Love as a host welcoming a guilty, hesitant guest to sit and eat. The poem uses the domestic intimacy of a meal to illustrate the overwhelming nature of God's grace and forgiveness.
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