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    acknowledging diversity and allowing for inclusion amongst different people is a huge deal. In John Donne’s Sonnet‚ The Indifferent‚ readers at first glance may assume that it would fit perfectly into today’s views about inclusion. However‚ as the reader progresses through the poem‚ they may come to a different interpretation of the text than was first conceived. The first 18 lines of the poem show the build up to John Donne’s final argument. These lines also contain a couple of lines with multiple interpretations

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    Juliana Jazz Camero Mark Bland John Donne – Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy’s Day‚ Being the Shortest Day This poem presents a bleak and mournful image as Donne mourns the death of a beloved. It is said to be about Lucy‚ the patron saint of the blind‚ however‚ as many of Donne’s poems cannot be dated with certainty‚ the ‘beloved’ remains ambiguous. The stanza form is traditional and the use of rhyming couplets can suggest that the poem is to be spoken‚ almost like an epitaph for the deceased beloved

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    As one of the most influential poets of his time‚ John Donne set the bar high for aspiring poets in many decades to come. Donne was born in London‚ England in 1572 into a devout Roman Catholic family. Donne was born during a time when practicing religion was illegal in England‚ but his family practiced anyway and avoided attention to be able to do so. Donne’s prominence in the Church of England was likely influenced by his upbringing‚ which in return highly influenced his poetry. Depictions of British

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    Write A Critical Appriciation Of The Sun Rising By John Donne Write a critical appreciation of ‘The Sun Rising’ ‘The Sun Rising’ is a love poem about a frustrated lover‚ woken by the sun. It opens with a mocking tone towards the Sun. The tone throughout is one of aggravation and‚ I think a touch of egotism is evident. Donne seems to ignore love poetry’s conventional method of rhyming beautifully and gracefully and instead shocks the reader with unexpected turns of phrase and conceit such

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    The Sun Rising’ poem analysis by John Donne The Sun Rising‚" by John Donne‚ is a lyric poem about two lovers. The poem is divided into three stanzas‚ each ten lines long. The rhyme scheme in each stanza is ABBACDCDEE. This is a dramatic poem where the speaker and his lover are in bed together. The speaker personifies the sun‚ and is speaking to it throughout the poem. As the sunlight comes through the windows‚ the speaker tells the sun to leave them alone. He seems to feel that their life together

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    John Donne is the name in English Literature who gave new direction to the literary activities of his age. He is in a 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

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    John Donne Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Comprehension The questions below refer to the selection “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.” ____ 1. In plain English the title “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” means — |a. |a graduation speech commending the senior class | |b. |a greeting to a person who had been thought missing

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    2.THE ECSTASY CRITICAL APPRECIATION It is a complex and metaphysical poem dealing with the twin aspects of love—physical and spiritual. Some critics like Legouis find in it a plan for seduction with emphasis on the physical nature of love‚ while others like Helen Gardner find in it an affirmation of spiritual love. In fact‚ it deals with the relationship of the body and the soul in love. What is ‘extasie’? ‘Extasie’ is essentially a religious experience in which the individual soul‚ ignoring

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    The flea by John Donne is a persuasive poem‚ in which the speaker is trying to convince his love interest to have a sexual relationship with him. The speaker’s‚ love interest rejects his request of intimacy because it is hinted that the female lover is a proper lady‚ and does not believe in premarital sex. John Donne represents the sexual union of the speaker and lover‚ with the use of imagery‚ rhythm‚ and the conceit of a flea. The flea is utilized as a metaphor to represent the relationship between

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    After reading The Apparition by John Donne I noticed the narrator was having a similar thought that I have had before. I believe the narrator was venting in some way because he was stating that when he becomes a ghost he is going haunt the person who has done him wrong. I noticed this emotion from the narrator when he stated‚ “I am dead/“ And thou thinkst thee free/“From all solicitation from me (Lines 1-4). I also think the narrator is venting because it seems the narrator just wants the person

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