Mark Payne 1302-20 The Writings of Shakespeare and Donne The poems from William Shakespeare and John Donne that interest me are “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” and “The flea”. One of the main reason that I am writing about these two poems are because they are the only ones that I know of because that is what we talked about in class and I have never read poetry in my life. Poetry has always been difficult for me to read because of my mild case of dyslexia. I have to read the sentence
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The poem ’The Flea ’ by John Donne is an example of a monologue. However‚ instead of being a dramatic monologue‚ it is known as a dramatic lyric. Through the ideas of the speaker being a man‚ who is addressing the poem to a woman‚ and the use of the flea‚ which causes the speaker ’s words to change as the poem progresses‚ it can be seen that ’The Flea ’ is a dramatic lyric poem‚ where the speaker is a man who is attempting to convince a woman to have sex with him. The flea plays an important role
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Iktinos and Kalikrates‚ honors the legacy of Athens through divine allegory. So too does the The Altar of Zeus‚ a hellenistic temple from the Turkish city of Pergamon‚ embellish the city’s own prowess. Understanding the basis for this architecture is informative about the ways in which both cities intended to . Though the two buildings similarly celebrate their military victories and power‚ the Altar of Zeus is a transformation from the Parthenon’s adherence to classical architectural canon to a
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John Donne’s sonnet entitled “Divine Sonnet X” looks closely at death and Donne fervently writes about his views on death and his strong belief that death should not be feared‚ but embraced. Donne personifies death all throughout his poem as he challenges death by stating that death is not the “mighty and dreadful” part of life that most people fear‚ but rather an escape from life where people can be at peace like they are when they are sleeping. Donne is literally conversing with death‚ and pleading
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The underlying values of texts ultimately connect them. Margaret Edson’s 20th century‚ postmodern play W;t and John Donne’s 17th century‚ metaphysical poetry are inextricably linked through their exploration of key concerns of humanity. Accepting one’s mortality and redeeming sins are underlying values of both texts. The importance of accepting one’s mortality is an underlying value which ultimately connects W;t and Donne’s poetry. The texts explore the anxieties of the personas’ potential death
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John Donne Death is a very complicated subject that people view very differently in different situations. In John Donne’s Holy Sonnets‚ he writes about death in Meditations X and XVII. Both meditations use many similar rhetorical devices and appeals‚ but the tones of the meditations are very disparate. Donne’s different messages in Meditations X and XVII convey tones of defiance and acquiescence towards death‚ respectively. His apparent change of attitude towards death could be accounted for
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dinner for New Year’s Eve. They make my sister’s and my favorite foods. My father and grandfather set a lot of stuffs in front of a family Buddhist altar. My sister and I watch a TV show and just wait for the dinner. In the night‚ my grandfather and sister and I change our clothes to kimono and we have the dinner in front of a family Buddhist altar. While eating foods‚ we talk about each other’s the year. After the dinner‚ we watch a TV show “Kouhaku-utagassen(Song Battle Ladies VS Gentlemen)”
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human concerns are outwardly enhanced. Edson’s play “W;t” is a manifestation of the Selected Poetry of John Donne‚ and explores the analogous notions of redemption through self-examination and the need for human relationships. A responder‚ when taking both Edson and Donne’s work as one‚ understands the timelessness of human concerns. Hence‚ there can be no doubt‚ that fundamental to any comparative study is the question of what human existence actually means. Redemption can be achieved through self-examination
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his brother dead after being convicted of catholic sympathies‚ and his wife‚ buried after his 12th child. John Donne writes as a cry to god “Holy Sonnet IX” to express the suffering he has experienced and questions God for this pain. Through a variety of allusions and tone‚ Donne questions the undeserving cruelty of God ands begs for forgiveness. Despite being a very religious poet‚ Donne faced many questions on the morality of God. Many of the allusions from the sonnet expresses his disagreement
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Fleas are very small insects. They are all flightless and do not have eyes‚ although two ocelli may be present. Their antennaes are short and their mouthparts are adapted for piercing and sucking. The female flea lays a few eggs daily that total up to 300 to 400 in its lifetime. The eggs are laid usually on animals and most drop off where they spend most of their time. Bedding‚ floor crevices‚ carpeting‚ along baseboards and areas near their favorite sleeping and napping sites are especially likely
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