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    John Donne was a poet of XVI century. As a poet‚ he often wrote about love‚ influence by the stages of his life. He is often referred to as the chief of Metaphysical poetry‚ a specific type of writing. John’s life was tormented‚ and this can be felt within his writing. His life as a poet can be divided into three defined stages. Those stages represent the change of personality and his mind growth‚ and his growth as an individual and as a lover. The first stage‚ characterized him as a wild child

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    men and women should show an equal amount of emotion‚ yet they still do not. In John Donne’s poem‚ “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning‚” the author is leaving for some time and he remains unusually calm even though he will be without his wife. Through metaphors‚ Donne is able to explain to his wife that she needs to stay calm because their love is strong and they will surpass it all. In the first two stanzas‚ Donne utilizes one of the most bizarre and unromantic metaphors to explain why they should

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    Many suffer from Depression and they just take an Antidepressant and expect things to get better. What if Antidepressant isn’t the best medication for depression? What if I told you that friendships are the best cure for depression? Mayo Clinic and John Donne both describe in different articles and different time eras that a friend can always be a benefit for hard times. It is common today to see people who are going through a rough time say to their friends or even to themselves “I just need some

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    SHAKESPEARE ’AND J- ^ ^ *::: the SUPERNATURAL BY # ^ MARGARET LUCY WITH ‚ ^ Ji ’^ A BmOOGRAPHY by ‚W. Jaggard itiroell Ittrnvmitg pilriatg BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME FROM THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND THE GIFT OF Hetirg 191. Sage 189X A‚ X.I Sqsi. fif/^Jiqoy‚ 7673-2 All books are subject to recall after Olin/Kroch Library two weeks. Cornell University Library The original of this book is

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    Edson incorporates Donne’s work to illuminate both explicit and implicit themes‚ creating an undeniable condition. Prior to John Donne’s Judeo Christian conversion he believed that life was only fulfilling if shared with another individual. He conveyed in his pre-conversion poems and stressed the power and importance of love to a person’s well being and existence. Donne contrives the idea that love must not be a "Dull Sublunary lover’s love"‚ rather a relationship where "two souls...are one‚" a

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    John Donne’s "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is an amazing love poem with beautiful figurative language‚ a farewell to Donne’s wife before their long partition. The writer assures his loved the parting will do no harm and praises on their endless love. With his competent writing style using extended metaphors‚ comparisons along with connotation and denotation throughout the poem‚ Donne expresses his belief in the strength of their angelic love to get through the physical separation. In 1611

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    Metaphysical and Cavalier Poetry I. 17th Century Metaphysical Poetry: http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/English_Literature/period/metaphysicals.html http://www.unm.edu/~aobermei/Eng221/metaphysicals.html What is metaphysical poetry? What are its (6) characteristics? What is Platonic Love? How does this concept play into metaphysical poetry? Who first coined the term “metaphysical poet”? What have critics said about these poets? II. Cavalier Poetry: http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Terms/cavalier.html

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    Annotation John Donne’s Holy Sonnet IX Holy Sonnet IX If poisonous minerals‚ and if that tree‚ Whose fruit threw death on (else immortal) us‚ If lecherous goats‚ if serpents envious Cannot be dammed‚ alas ! why should I be ? Why should intent or reason‚ born in me‚ Make sins‚ else equal‚ in me more heinous ? And‚ mercy being easy‚ and glorious To God‚ in His stern wrath why threatens He ? But who am I‚ that dare dispute with Thee ? O God‚ O !  of Thine only worthy blood‚ And my tears‚ make a heavenly

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    contemporary meaning of true love is the feeling of lightheartedness that one experiences when around another human. True love in Shakespeare and Donne ’s time period‚ was a deep spiritual and emotional connection towards two humans. The connection never fades and grows stronger with separation. Many people believe that one can fall in and out of love; however‚ many poets wrote about a love that will never disappear. The love that they depicted regarded the truest of all loves. As beauty and time fades‚ true

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    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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