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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In reading some works by John Donne‚ I came to admire one entitled Holy Sonnet 14. The fact that Donne wrote to a three person God‚ caught my attention because I was able to relate and understand the biblical text. This sonnet made me feel as if I was in the time in which it was written. There are times when many of us feel down and out and need to express ourselves in a very nasty‚ brutish‚ and harsh way. This paper will further discuss how Donne has spoken and expressed himself to his God. This
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“To his mistress going to bed” was a poem written in the 16th century by John Donne; however the poem was not published till after the poet’s death in 1631. The poem is characterised by him expressing the way in which he undresses his mistress‚ who‚ according to Donne‚ the girl in the poem may have been of high social status due to the description given in describing her. The poem is strictly from a male point of view before engaging in sexual intercourse with the girl. She undresses in stages to
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Objective and Mission The mission of our club decided to have this flea market is to collect fund for the coming farewell gathering planning by The Centre of Foundation Studies. . The major product we going to sell is the accessories of the IT gadget such as phone’s cover‚ phone’s skin‚ laptop’s skin‚ USB flash drive‚ hard disk and etc.. The reason of our club plan to sell IT gadget and services during the flea market is we conduct a survey that a lot of student willing to spend on this field. Students
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John Donne who is considered to be one of the wittiest poets of the seventeenth century writes the metaphysical poem "The Flea" and the religious poem "Holy Sonnet 14". In both poems‚ Donne explores the two opposing themes of physical and sacred love; in his love poem "The Flea‚" he depicts the speaker as an immoral human being who is solely concerned with pleasing himself‚ where as in his sacred poem "Holy Sonnet 14" Donne portrays the speaker as a noble human being because he is anxious to please
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Flea Accumulative Damage. Vampirism (emotional‚ physical‚ other). Aversion to Light. Metamorphosis. Rebirthing. Looking After Ourselves and our Environment. Running Away From Problems. Sensitivity to Environment. Dependence Upon Others. Hurting the ones you Love. Blood Wisdom. The Dependent Vampire. General Description: All fleas are compressed laterally and are wingless‚ parasitic insects that subsist on blood. They have well-developed back legs in their mature stage that enables them to
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of time‚ this poem uses irregular (starvea) stress’ and unstressed’ words‚ but does have a regular amount of feet throughout the poem. The poem The Flea is very different to the other two before‚ it is a metaphysical poem which is much more interesting‚ it uses a much more dialectic view of wooing a women. It uses the fact that as a flea has bitten both the poet and the women of whom he is in love with‚ that it means that there are three lives all together in one and that him and his love
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McKee English 112- Formal Essay 1 February 28‚ 2011 Morals‚ Personality and True Identity Ironic Symbolism is used to define the conflicts within “The Flea” by John Donne and “The Unknown Citizen” by W.H Auden by having a significant object‚ which is a flea and a monument‚ which represent a conflict that is portrayed throughout the poem. The flea represents three different arguments that are introduced in each stanza based on sex and the morals behind it. The monument in the “Unknown Citizen”‚ symbolizes
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(Eagle‚ Idaho) Fleas remain in abundance on the earth today‚ and this should not surprise humans. For roughly 100 million years now‚ fleas have occupied the planet‚ and there are now over 2‚000 species and subspecies that have been identified. Pet owners need to be concerned about this common pest‚ as it can do serious harm to an animal. Thankfully‚ PetAction (http://pet-action.com/) offers a flea and tick solution that both pet owners and their furry friends will appreciate. "Fleas may transmit tapeworms
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Throughout the years‚ humans have rewritten what true love means. The 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
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