spiritual exaltation‚ and of Samadhi where the individual has a vision of the divine. Donne applies the feeling to the experience of the lovers and finds that the essence of love is not sex but an overpowering feeling of unity in diversity. In fact‚ true love is an activity of the soul. A new soul emanates from the two individual souls and makes the lover realize that love is‚ in its pure essence‚ spiritual. Donne has also interpreted love in a philosophic way. Love is an idea or a concept concretized
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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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POETRY ANALYSIS A Study of “The Canonization” Poetry is a unique way of expressing one’s feelings. My favorite poems are those that capture an essence of my own feelings. It is nice to be able to relate your feelings to a poem when you can’t really put things into your own words. John Donne’s poem “The Canonization” really speaks to me. Donne uses several poetic techniques to make this poem both memorable and enjoyable. John Donne was born in London in 1572. In 1601 he secretly
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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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poems written by John Donne. However‚ both discuss the same theme of love. The two poems are different in the kind of love‚ the picture of women in both‚ and in the structure. First of all‚ the two poems deal with the same topic which is love but of course from very different views. The Flea speaks about pure physical love and how does the poet can convince his beloved to do what he wants. He uses the flea as a symbol of their love where in it their blood are mingled. For Donne‚ it is their ’marriage
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The poem "The Canonization" written by John Donne is about love. Throughout this poem Donne reveals both concepts of physical love and spiritual love. The words that Donne has chosen in this poem are an example of a poetic technique that not only allows the reader to understand the speaker‚ but also be able to see images based on his word choice about the different aspects of love. In the first stanza the opening line is "For God’s sake‚ hold your tongue‚ and let me love!" This line shows the importance
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In the poem “The Flea” by Donne shows the magical love poem mode‚ the speaker bent for transforming even the most outlandish pictures into expanding images of affection and sentiment. The poem “The Flea” utilizes the picture of a flea that has recently chomped the poet and his cherished to outline a diverting clash about whether the two will take part in premarital physical relation. The poet needs to‚ the adored does not‚ thus the poet‚ very smart but rather trying in vain‚ utilizes the flea‚ in
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John Donne and “The Bait” John Donne was born in 1572 into a Roman Catholic family. For most of his life he was an outsider‚ a Catholic in Protestant England. Yet‚ after traveling abroad and studying theology‚ Donne converted to the English church. During that time‚ some of his poems display his interest in and critiques of English society‚ as well as his quest for true religion. In 1596-97‚ Donne joins a military expedition against Catholic Spain‚ which inspired him to write two poems about life
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Kirsten Furnish AP Literature Mrs. Hendricks November 1‚ 2012 Literary Analysis of John Donne This examination of John Donne’s metaphysical poetry includes analysis of Donne’s use of topic‚ structure‚ scansion‚ style and theme. John Donne is known as one of the best writers of metaphysical poetry‚ a genre of poetry that is characterized specifically by themes of knowledge‚ intellect‚ and having a somewhat unrecognizable meter or rhyme. Metaphysical poetry forsakes pure and genial nature of other
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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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