George Herbert is a 17th century poet who wrote various poems associated with the Bible and Scripture. Therefore, most of Herbert's poems have religious themes. Through the metaphors and images they represent, these poems point to a larger theme, Christian views on sin. In "Redemption," the speaker, a tenant, travels to his landlord's manor to cancel the old lease and receive a new, better offer. However, in the second quatrain, the owner has already left for some land he purchased. The third quatrain is when the tenant seeks the Lord in places suitable for people of high status. The speaker finally sees him, and he immediately dies after saying, “Your request is granted” (14). The images in the closing couplet are those in which the poem alludes to the moment of the Crucifixion. Christ dies to ensure redemption for the New Testament in the midst of "thieves and murderers" (13). Extended metaphors compare the poem to religious references to lead to the conclusion, which refers to a Christian myth. The “tenant” (1) is any of us, “Lord” (1) is God, “sue” (3) the redemption for a new contract, “new small rent” (4) the New Testament, and the “old” lease (4) is the Old Testament. With the extended metaphors, the poem can be understood as another message: only through the Crucifixion do we get redemption for our sins and the New Testament. The numerous dictions relating to God, such as the capital He/Him and “heaven,” also indicate that the master of the house symbolizes God (5). “Sin” is a Shakespearean sonnet, which discusses the human nature of sin. The first quatrain explains that parents and teachers educate children to sin. Parents and teachers are metaphors that compare the... medium of paper... the whole world turning into coal." The simile compares a virtuous soul to a wood, which does not burn turning into coal even in the he image of the last verse when “the whole world turns to coal”. The virtuous soul is the only thing in the world that does not die. “Redemption” by George Herbert concludes that redemption for sins cannot be bought man's pasts. The extended metaphors of the images allude to the religious perspective of the theme. The “discipline” discusses the choice of God's punishment on those who sin. The diction creates a picture of God's love and mercy towards those who sin. “Vertue” addresses the fact that although life lasts for a short time, a virtuous soul will last for Always. Its many images encourage people to be virtuous, which is the opposite of sin.