Donne’s powerful abstract conceit in “A Valediction: Forbidding mourning”‚ ‘as stiff twin compasses are two’ astonishes readers of the deep and thoughtful analysis of an everyday object which is typical of Donne’s intellectual approach to such concerns as love‚ companionship and death. The poem begins with a struggle of breath as the reader is forced to pause momentarily as commas and columns are intentionally used to draw a halt‚ ‘the breath goes now‚ and some say‚ no:’ echoing the breathing patterns
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Ambreen Naqvi (11014237-1006) M.A English Fall 2011 1st Semester Content Introduction • John Donne • The Age of Donne • Life History • Major Works Donne As A Metaphysical Poet • Metaphysical poetry • Love Poetry • Divine Poetry Donne’s Style • Use of Metaphysical Conceits • Bizarre Imagery & Thoughtful Comparison • Use of Space in Love • Use of Personification • Man of Passion Critical Analysis • Donne Vs. The Elizabethan Lyric • Donne’s Journey Through
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Themes ............... Lovers as Microcosms Donne incorporates the Renaissance notion of the human body as a microcosm into his love poetry. During the Renaissance‚ many people believed that the microcosmic human body mirrored the macrocosmic physical world. According to this belief‚ the intellect governs the body‚ much like a king or queen governs the land. Many of Donne’s poems—most notably “The Sun Rising” (1633)‚ “The Good-Morrow” (1633)‚ and “A Valediction: Of Weeping” (1633)—envision a lover
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University of Massachusetts Boston ScholarWorks at UMass Boston Africana Studies Faculty Publication Series Africana Studies 1-1-2011 ‘The Mystic Drum’: Critical Commentary on Gabriel Okara’s Love Lyrics Chukwuma Azuonye University of Massachusetts Boston‚ chukwuma.azuonye@umb.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/africana_faculty_pubs Part of the African Languages and Societies Commons‚ Comparative Literature Commons‚ and the English Language and
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Biography of John Donne John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong‚ sensual style and include sonnets‚ love poetry‚ religious poems‚ Latin translations‚ epigrams‚ elegies‚ songs‚ satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor‚ especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne’s style is characterised by abrupt
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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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sense founded the metaphysical lyric‚ which was practiced by scare of writers. As Dowden says‚ “We are told that in the decline of the greater poetry of the Elizabethan period‚ a metaphysical school arose and that John Donne was the founder or the first eminent member of this school.” John Donne set up a new tradition in versification by and large Donne must be regarded as an original poet‚ “a poet who gave much more than what he borrowed from his age.” The word “metaphysical” has been defined
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this statement true? To investigate the truth behind this statement we explore the poets John Donne and William Wordsworth in the Metaphysical and Romantics movement. The context of these different movements heavily influenced the texts produced by the poets‚ through the different values these movements possess‚ such as the belief of logic and rationalism in the metaphysical period‚ and the deep respect of nature and spirituality in the romantics. Romanticism was an intellectual‚ literary movement
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portraying them as unrealistic‚ goddess-like creatures; and so the anti-Petrarchan poem did quite the opposite. “The Flea”‚ written by John Doe is a perfect example of an anti-Petrarchan poem. “The Flea” is filled with intellectual metaphors‚ unexpected conceits‚ and most importantly‚ sexual imagery (that would never be found in any Petrarchan poem) that compares an unusual subject‚ a flea‚ to a sacred act of marriage‚ and union in the marriage bed. Throughout the poem‚ it is obvious that the persona
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The Bait - DIDLS Analysis The Bait‚ a poem written by metaphysical poet‚ John Donne‚ during the early seventeenth century‚ tells the story of a woman whose physical attractiveness and coquettish behaviour prove destructive as they succeed in ruining her chances of finding a pure and meaningful relationship. This poem is recounted from the point of view of a man whom‚ amongst many other men‚ has pursued this woman and become emotionally hurt in the process as he finds her actions‚ in response to
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