Edward Taylor

People construct something from nothing all the time. A cedar box in woodworking, a sweater from nothing but string. Imagine how much work it would take to make a sweater or box. Sanding the wood for hours and knitting for what seemed like days. But why would someone do this? To make something perfect and beautiful takes hard work and determination to achieve. In Edward Taylor’s “, From Preface to God’s determination,” he expresses how the same attributes used in the making of a project translates to how God made the world perfect. He established the foundation upon which we should live out our lives. Every aspect in our world was touched, trimmed, corrected, or perfected by him. The beauty with which he accomplished this task is unmistakable.
He says “, Infinity when all things it beheld.” In this line he is saying God did not have to make the earth because there is an infinite amount of possibilities to what else he could have done. Nevertheless, he did construct our earth, and did so with nothing but his own hands. In the first two lines, Taylor uses parallel structure to introduce his poem and main topic. After this, Taylor talks about how God shaped the earth on his own lathe of life and creativity. “ Who blew the Bellows of his Furnace Vast.” In this short statement Taylor describes how God’s internal furnace is a form of heat such as the sun. When he referenced the Mold in which God made our world he just reiterates the fact that God made our entire
Then again the parallel structure recurs, but this time something is different. For the second time, Edward Taylor breaks iambic pentameter. He does this to better explain God’s reasoning. Again he asks a question that is directed towards the reader. He asks who not only made the earth, but made the stars in the sky. In the final line of the three sentences of parallel structure Edward asks the readers again, who did this. These questions turn out to be misleading for again they are rhetorical questions. In his third and final break of the poem, Edward Taylor regurgitates the fact that God made everything and while doing this he breaks iambic pentameter for that reason.
In conclusion, Edward Taylor’s use of parallel structure, metaphors, and overall rhythmic words in this poem contribute greatly to its imagery. When this poem was written there was no exact explanation for how the world was created. While science has filled in some gaps on this issue, much of our world is still unexplained. All together, our world is a beautiful place and that is one thing that Edward Taylor understood to the fullest