of James I and Charles I came to be concentrated on colloquial and plain style. The main difference was that poetry was no longer romantic. Poets like John Donne became to be known as ‘metaphysical poets’. The term ‘metaphysical’ refers to the use of intellectual and theological concepts in conceits‚ paradoxes and far-fetched imagery as Donne himself did in Meditation XVII‚ where he accounts for his view of death. Donne’s was born in a devout Roman Catholic household and therefore‚ it could be said
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Harcourt‚ 2002] 890-891) explains that a teenage male will say almost anything in order to seduce a woman. The reader discovers that "The Flea" is about a man who is quick on his feet‚ clever‚ and persistent in trying to win the woman. With his poem‚ Donne also gives the reader an insight to his own life as a Casanova before entering the ministry. This poem consists of three stanzas‚ which demonstrate the structure and meaning of the poem. The speaker compares the woman’s life with the man to the flea
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Written by the flamboyant metaphysical poet of late 16th century‚ John Donne; this poem “Good Morrow” is characterised by buoyant use of life enhancing optimism and grandeur characterised by use of far-fetched images and conceits leaving an indelible imprint on the mind of the reader. The poem was published in the Songs and Sonnets collection in 1633 and was written around the same time when Donne met his wife‚ Anne more who is therefore believed to be the fantasy woman of the private kingdom of
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George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet‚ orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets‚ and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular‚ deeply and broadly influential‚ and arguably the most skillful and important British devotional lyricist."[ George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert as a Religious poet George Herbert is considered as a religious poet because of the subject matter
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John Donne is one of the most famous metaphysical poets of the seventeenth-century versifiers. In fact‚ historians of literature consider him the father of metaphysical poetry. He wrote many wonderful and great holy poems. An example of his religious poems is sonnet number ten‚ “Death‚ be not proud”. In this sonnet he speaks about death and how it should not be proud because it is neither mighty nor fearful. To prove his point of view‚ he uses an argumentative tone and logical elements taken from
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Texts are a product of their contexts‚ how true is this statement? To see how true it is‚ we need to look at the poets John Donne and William Wordsworth from the Metaphysical and Romanticism Eras respectively. The context of these different eras heavily impacts the poems written by the poets. This is done through the different values these two eras possess‚ for example‚ the belief of logic and rationalism in the Metaphysical period and the deep reverence for nature in the Romanticism Era. The Metaphysical
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John Donne is arguably the most famous metaphysical poet. His works focus on love‚ religion and sexuality. However it is how he composed his poetry that allows us to dub his work as metaphysical. Metaphysical poets used various techniques that where novel and daring. Illicit love‚ conceits‚ puns and broad satire of relevant topical politics. This essay will answer how donne’s work is metaphysical‚ focusing on his use of conceits in the flea and A Valediction: forbidding Mourning. The Norton Anthology
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John Donne‚ it explains love and death. Two lovers have deep love for each other‚ but the man‚ who is the speaker‚ passes away. The speaker goes on to say that his lover should not be upset and should know their love will be there no matter if death gets in the way. Love and death are both used to a great extent in this poem and both create the tone of the poem. Throughout the poem‚ Donne succeeds to prove that true love will not be affected by separation. In the start of the poem‚ Donne compares
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John Donne and Andrew Marvell’s poetry contain love‚ romance‚ and passion‚ which are two metaphysical poets. Both of these poetry are meant to seduce a woman. The metaphysical poets contain different techniques and styles that these poetes believed will attract a woman based on their desire and lust. Andre Marvell’s poem‚ “To His Coy Mistress‚” and John Donne‚ “The Flea‚” are two poems that will be used for comparison and contrast. The similarities on these two poems is that the authors show their
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in the seventeenth century‚ today‚ or in another hundred years‚ the message is the same; Time is not something that stops for anyone or anything. It is an intangible reality in any man’s life. The metaphysical school‚containing authors such as John Donne and Andrew Marvel‚ seem to express to the reader that time moves quickly‚ while the Puritan group of writers‚ such as John Milton‚ seem to be slightly annoyed by Time’s passing but accepts it and puts it in God’s hands‚ and lastly the cavaliers‚ including
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