the ways in which the two share a holy love‚ both sexual and spiritual in nature. Donne’s celebration of earthly love in this way has often been referred to as the "religion of love‚" a key feature of many other famous Donne poems‚ such as "The Canonization" and The Ecstasy. Donne treats their love as sacred‚ elevated above that of ordinary earthly lovers. He argues that because of the confidence their love gives them‚ they are strong enough to endure a temporary separation. In fact‚ he discovers
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“Property and Trade versus Forced Production” by Edmund D. Morel is an essay that draws attention to the “hypocritical arguments drawn from false premises… designed to confuse judgment” (Morel 171) of the Congo State (European colony‚ not the natives)‚ an illusionist that has transformed its horrendous‚ ignorant‚ and evil acts of imperialism into an “act of philanthropy‚ humanitarianism‚ and righteousness” (Morel 161)‚ and encourages the members of European society to “[fight the Congo State] until
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Carey uses harsh language to describe Donne’s work‚ words and phrases such as‚ “dictatorial attitudes‚” “unrelenting argumentativeness‚” and “violent‚” as if he feels that Donne grabs his readers by the wrist and drags them into submission. This is hardly the case. Donne does not rape his audience; he seduces them. Donne does not demand; he persuades‚ and in the process‚ empowers his reader with tangible emotion. Such empowerment might feel like a “sensation of pressure” if misunderstood or
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“The Flea” by John Donne Donne’s poem “The Flea” is about a man trying to convince a woman to have sex with him. As he is convincing the woman he compares the loss of the woman’s virginity to a flea since the flea has already been intimate with both his and her body and now their blood mingles within the flea. Not only is the speaker saying basically the woman has already had sex in a way‚ he’s also trying to show her how insignificant sex really is by using the flea as an example. At the end of
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JOHN DONNE‚ we sometimes forget‚ was an Elizabethan. Scholars do well to warn us against over-simplifying the pattern of literary change into a simple succession ofmovements and ’reactions’‚ and to remind us that in periods of heightened vitality developments in different directions often exist side by side.1 By no means all of what we now consider typically Elizabethan poetry was in existence when Donne began to write. It remains true‚ nevertheless‚ that Donne chose to do something different
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I. Opening Paragraph 1. elements in British poetry remain constant 2. William Shakespeare and John Donne a. common themes of love and adoration 3. environment and customs affect a poet’s work II. Renaissance and 18th Century Comparisons 1. Renaissance a. drinking‚ gambling‚ gossip‚ theater b. Puritanism‚ a Calvinist attitude within the Anglican church c. issued a fine for not conforming to the established religion; not going to Protestant services d. betrothal: the two people join
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This article talks about Ronald Edmunds‚ and some others‚ approach to learning. They say to be an effective school you need these five characteristics: strong leadership‚ a good emphasis on learning‚ a friendly school atmosphere‚ keeping a good eye on students as they progress‚ and having good expectations for their students and staff members. However‚ other successful school movements have made new philosophical and political drift along a common ground: that all students learning can improve.
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Study questions for The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser cx101127鍾樂瑤 1. Who are Gloriana (Book 1‚ Stanza 4‚ Canto 1‚ stanza 3)? Please discuss Gloriana as an allegorical figure? Gloriana‚ the Faerie Queene‚ an idealized portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Although she does not appear in the extant portion of the poem‚ many of the knights set out on their quests from her court‚ and they often praise her virtue and splendor. 2. Who is Una? What kind of lady is she? Please discuss Una as an allegorical figure
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“The Canonization” by John Donne Define canonize. 1 to declare (a deceased person) an officially recognized saint 2 to make canonical 3 to sanction by ecclesiastical authority 4 to attribute authoritative sanction or approval to 5 to treat as illustrious‚ preeminent‚ or sacred 6 Don’t know 1. How many steps? 5steps. 2. What does it mean to be beatified? to give a dead person a title of honor for being very good and holy Stanza 1 1 Presumably‚ what has been said to the speaker
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“The Flea” by John Donne‚ written in the 17th century and first published in 1633 is a poem about persuasion‚ in that the narrator is trying to convince his partner to have sex with him. It isn’t a love poem‚ neither is it particularly crude or sexual. Donne manipulates the imagery of the flea into a conceit‚ in that the speaker is metaphorically using it as a persuasive tool in his bid to form a sexual union with the female. This in conjunction with the rhythm and rhyme scheme really puts emphasis
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