Question

What does the speaker in "My Heart Leaps Up" mean by the phrase "natural piety"? Use textual evidence to support your response.

Answer 1

The speaker in the poem compares nature to a god by using the word piety, which brings up the image of something sacred. He states that he has felt a deep connection to and reverence for nature ever since childhood. The phrase "natural piety" implies that the poet sees his contemplation of nature as a kind of religion or sacred devotion.

Answer 2

its somebody speaking about religion and the problems caused by difference, the speaker is trying to say the world should not force religion on others or even be labeled a religion it should be natural by heart, it means you should be so devoted to god that you are not expecting a reward or just simply doing it out of fear, you should accept all and pity the natural changes of the world involving religion or trying to force it is causing unnecessary problems and putting a bad label out of religion it is supposed to give us hope not sorrow