From your study of the poetry of John Donne‚ why do you think he is considered worthy of the study for HSC students today? The work of John Donne is complex poetic techniques that explore the spiritual‚ religious and metaphysical qualities of love. Different interpretations of his various types of literature can enlighten anyone on the subject of a physical love in contrast to a Petrarchan approach to love. These ideas and concepts can be seen in his poems “Batter my heart‚ three person’d God”
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Mrs. Nelson April 4‚ 2005 An Analysis of John Donne ’s "Death‚ Be Not Proud" In John Donne ’s poem "Death‚ Be Not Proud‚" the speaker directly attacks Death. The speaker does not fear Death because of his strong faith in God. Once being an Anglican Minister‚ Donne‚ brings his readers to the conclusion‚ Death is not to be feared. Donne uses his "characteristic metaphysical wit" in the poetic devices he chooses. By using different poetic devices‚ Donne‚ reveals that Death is not in control (Ardolino
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In Song‚ John Donne demonstrates the impossibility of finding the perfect femalebeing both honest and attractive‚ using metaphysical contrasts and a gentle‚ mocking tone. The poem‚ with its quiet yet bitter cynicism of women‚ reflect the underlying theme of many of Donne’s other works in which he blames the evilness of women for his pain and heartbreak. The first stanza of the poem is a list of impossible tasksall of which Donne compares to finding an honest‚ good woman. The poem begins with
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Low‚ Bernadette Flynn. "The Flea." Masterplots II Poetry Series. Ed. Philip K. Jason. Vol.3. Pasadena‚ CA.: Salem Press‚ 2002. 1388-1390. In John Donne’s poem "The Flea" he discusses the erotic treatment of women. Donne is trying to convince a woman that they should make love. Bernadette Flynn Low discusses this poem is a love poem with a difference. Low explains Donne’s approach is different and a new thing for poetry. Donne’s writing style of this poem had a strong influence on his contemporaries
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Hazel E. Whetstone John Donne’s “The Flea” John Donne’s famous poem “The Flea” is certainly one of the most memorable and effective poems ever written. Few readers who encounter this poem are ever likely to forget it. Many factors help to give this poem a powerful‚ lasting impression‚ including numerous devices of style and multiple themes and ideas. These unforgettable features appear in every single stanza of the poem. [S] One technique that makes the first stanza effective is the way
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Phillip Hassoun English 1102 Dr.Thomason 03/14/12 Analysis: The Flea‚ By: John Donne Most of John Donne’s work during his time frame was usually seen as being vulgar or too much‚ usually for the sexual themes he put behind them. But being the witty and clever author John Donne was‚ it is by no surprise that most people raise their eye brows after reading his poem titled The Flea. In the poem‚ he makes the unusual connection between a flea and sex between couples. Using a metaphysical conceit
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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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Explication of "The Flea" John Donne’s "The Flea" (rpt. in Thomas R. Arp and Greg Johnson‚ Perrine’s Literature: Structure‚ Sound‚ and Sense‚ 8th ed. [Fort Worth: 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
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The Ghost Creeper: John Donne Proving He’d Still Creep On Women Even If He Were Dead The Apparition is a highly melodramatic poem Donne uses to explore the emotions of a jilted lover. The meter of the poem adds interest as it does not remain constant. It begins with a pentameter line followed by a trimeter‚ pentameter‚ tetrameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ diameter‚ tetrameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ trimeter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ pentameter‚ and finally ends on a hexameter line.
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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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