Comparing The Poem 'God Fashioned The Ship Of The World Carefully'

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The poem “God Fashioned the Ship of the World Carefully” mocks God because it states “many people laughed at what God created.” “God Fashioned the Ship of the World carefully” and more like Jesus Would I Be are similar because each poem describes the strength and love one has for God. “God Fashioned the Ship of the World Carefully the ship of the world carefully with the infinite skill of an all master.” Pg. 483 “He will teach me how to live, All my sinful thoughts forgive.” -More like Jesus Would I Be They are different because “God Fashioned the Ship of the World Carefully misleads the readers and mocks God. Example page 483. “Before the stupid winds, and there were many in the sky who laughed at this thing.” This line uses metaphors but

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