http://www.unm.edu/~aobermei/Eng221/metaphysicals.html What is metaphysical poetry? What are its (6) characteristics? What is Platonic Love? How does this concept play into metaphysical poetry? Who first coined the term “metaphysical poet”? What have critics said about these poets? II. Cavalier Poetry: http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Terms/cavalier.html What values‚ subjects‚ and theme are characteristic of Cavalier poetry? How did it get its name? How does Cavalier poetry differ from Metaphysical poetry
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October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria’s reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.[2] Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics‚ such as "Break‚ Break‚ Break"‚ "The Charge of the Light Brigade"‚ "Tears‚ Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes‚ such as Ulysses‚ although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his best friend Arthur Hallam‚ a fellow poet and fellow student
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and John Webster (the best poet of this grim genre). Novelty was in great demand‚ and the possibilities of plot and genre were exploited almost to exhaustion. Still‚ many excellent plays were written by men such as George Chapman‚ the masters of comedy Thomas Dekker and Philip Massinger‚ and the team of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. Drama continued to flourish until the closing of the theatres at the onset of the English Revolution in 1642. The foremost poets of the Jacobean era‚ Ben Jonson
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Modernism and the First World War The period of the World War One‚ which took place between 1914 and 1918 may seem short in the history of human being or art‚ but its influence on technology‚ politics‚ people‚ their lifestyles and art was so huge that the war was called The Great War of all the history. It also affected the literature of the time. World War One changed people and their point of views; writers changed their subjects and their literary techniques‚ readers changed their expectations
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British poets during the nineteenth century‚ a period of great social‚ economic and environmental change‚ experienced an astounding shift in poetic style‚ in which many based their work on the ‘beauty’ of their surroundings‚ and how mankind affected this. Of this period‚ two of the leading nature poets in British literary history‚ Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Wordsworth became known‚ renowned as great figures in British literary history. Both adopted a ‘sacramental’ view of nature‚ that is they
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John Donne is a famous metaphysical poet. He is the founder of the metaphysical school of poetry. So he is often called the father of metaphysical poetry. He is a religious poet. He is also a great love poet. Metaphysical poetry is a type of poetry which deals with abstract or philosophical subjects. The most noticeable qualities of this type of poetry are the use of conceit‚ obscurity of idea‚ extravagance of expression and abrupt beginning. The poetry is intellectual‚ analytical‚ psychological
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the potential to beat time. In Donne’s poem ‘The Sun Rising’‚ the poet challenges the suns power in the cosmos and puts his and his lovers love on a higher and more powerful level creating the valuable idea that love surpasses all authorities. ‘Love‚ all alike‚ no season knows nor clime‚ nor hours‚ days‚ months‚ which are the rags of time.’ This is the last set of lines in the first stanza and already‚ the audience can see how the poet is confronting the sun and its unfair advantage. The use of the
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My favorite Poet Throughout the twenty one years of my life. I have had the privilege of knowing about many poets and dramatists. However‚ there is one particular poet whose name is etched in my memory. Whenever somebody asks about my favorite poet‚ his name will automatically flash into my mind. He is Michael Madhusudan Dutt‚ was a popular 19th century Bengali poet‚ dramatist and the first sonnet writer in Indian Subcontinent. Michael
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Whitman and Olds – Controversial Poets of Their Centuries Both Walt Whitman and Sharon Olds are great and controversial poets of their time. Walt Whitman’s poetry mainly takes place in the 1800’s during the American Civil War Era and Sharon Olds’ poems take place in the mid 1900’s. Walt Whitman and Sharon Olds are both known to be free verse writers since their poems don’t rhyme and don’t follow a real traditional stanza. They are also known to be very controversial during their time periods because
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Donovan Gaillard Professor Name Class Name 10 March 2014 A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning by John Donne In 1572‚ John Donne‚ an English poet was born in London‚ England in the year 1572.Due to his family believing in the Roman Catholic Tradition; he attended Trinity College at a very young age. Because of this tradition‚ John displayed the knowledge and laws of religion in majority of his works. However‚ in 1621‚ he converted to the Church of England‚ taking up teaching‚ thus becoming a famous
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