ENGLISH ESSAY: PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO LANGUAGE‚ TONE‚ AND ACTION WRITE A CRITICAL APPRECIATION OF ‘THE GOOD MORROW’ RELATING IT TO DONNES METHODS AND CONCERNS IN OTHER POEMS IN YOUR SELECTION. John Donne is renowned for his metaphysical poetry‚ and his poem ‘The Good Morrow’ is no exception. It is a prime example of one of Donne’s metaphysical poems as it contains many of the characteristics that commonly appear in his other poems of this sort of verse‚ such as realistic setting‚ and a theme
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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 this poem. The poet has celebrated love as the pinnacles
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The Good Morrow John Donne’s poem the "Good Morrow" is a classic example of how social values were developing in the 17th century. From poems such as Wyatt’s "Whoso List to Hunt" in the 16th century‚ describing women as something worth hunting‚ to a detailed account of a woman’s pulchritude. The poem takes the form of a love sonnet‚ however does not stick to strict sonnet form‚ but rather is written in three quatrains. It is a brief but complex poem‚ developing out of a sense of discovery‚ and focussing
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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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John Donne (1572-1631) is considered the most prominent of all metaphysical poets‚ especially in the seventeenth century. Donne also spent some years as a lawyer‚ and as a preacher‚ earned a reputation for delivering enchanting sermons. Donne‚ as a love poet‚ wrote from personal experience‚ which fact made his poetry more accessible and compelling. His independent spirit was evident in his poems‚ to the point of him being called rebellious. His love poems were a remarkable conglomerate of divinity
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language in his love and religious poetry that make him stand out as a distinguished poet compared with his contemporaries. John Donne’s poetry does not portray the unchanging view of love but express the poet’s genuine and deep emotions and attitudes of different circumstances and experiences. Donne tries to define his experience of love through his own poetry; these experiences are personally felt by the reader as they are part of common human experiences. Donne brings out love as an experience
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Analysis: "The Good Morrow"consists of three stanzas which include 7 lines with an ABABCCC rhyme scheme. Donne’s use of figurative language‚ along with the point-of-view and tone of the speaker‚ enhances his poem. Sexual imagery is present in the first stanza with words such as ‘wean’d’ and ‘suck’d’ elicit breast images. These loaded terms also help identify pleasures as a metaphor for breasts. Another example of metaphor is the word ‘beauty’ in line 6‚ which actually represents the woman. In the
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of secular love. Within Donne’s vast range of secular works he provides no simple definition of love; his treatment of such matters reaching radical and unconventional highs. It is through his great variety of emotion and passion that Donne explores‚ arguably‚ his most consistent theme of love itself. “The Sunne Rising”‚ “The Ecstasy”‚ “A Valediction of Forbidding Mourning” and “Air and Angels” are four poems which contrast on various levels but still link on common ground in their ideas and techniques
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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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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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