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    John Donne

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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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    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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    John Donne Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Comprehension The questions below refer to the selection “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.” ____ 1. In plain English the title “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” means — |a. |a graduation speech commending the senior class | |b. |a greeting to a person who had been thought missing

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    body and the soul in love. What is ‘extasie’? ‘Extasie’ is essentially a religious experience in which the individual soul‚ ignoring the body‚ holds converse with Divinity. It is a feeling of trance‚ of spiritual exaltation‚ and of Samadhi where the individual has a vision of the divine. Donne applies the feeling to the experience of the lovers and finds that the essence of love is not sex but an overpowering feeling of unity in diversity. In fact‚ true love is an activity of the soul. A new soul emanates

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    Write A Critical Appriciation Of The Sun Rising By John Donne Write a critical appreciation of ‘The Sun Rising’ ‘The Sun Rising’ is a love poem about a frustrated lover‚ woken by the sun. It opens with a mocking tone towards the Sun. The tone throughout is one of aggravation and‚ I think a touch of egotism is evident. Donne seems to ignore love poetry’s conventional method of rhyming beautifully and gracefully and instead shocks the reader with unexpected turns of phrase and conceit such

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    The Flea John Donne

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    “The Flea” was written by John Donne in 1633. Donne was the greatest preacher of his time. While‚ spending his life of preaching at the St. Paul’s Cathedral in England‚ London. Donne was well known for his speeches‚ people would come all over just to hear his sermons. In this poem Donne uses imagery to tell a story to the audience‚ as if someone can see it all playing out in front of them. In this poem Donne uses imagery of “The Flea”‚ marriage and religion‚ and sex to establish a union with his

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    Reflection Paper – The Souls of Black Folk By: W. E. B. Du Bois Thesis: W. E. B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk is an influential work of art for African American literature. Within this book Du Bois proposes that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is connected with the color of people’s skin color." He also represents his concepts of life behind the hard times of race calling it the “double-consciousness theory”‚ this is the sense of always looking at their selves through the eyes

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    John Donne Poetry

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    The Power of John Donne’s Poetry Louis Hunt John Carey’s description of Donne’s “power” is laudable‚ and to a certain extent‚ accurate. Carey captures the masculine nature of Donne’s tone; the vividness of Donne’s imagery; the subtle coercion of Donne’s metaphor. Carey also notes Donne’s application of syntax and rhythms‚ writing that Donne’s words‚ “are packed into the poems like boulders… Inversions and interjections fracture the run of the lines‚ necessitating a strenuous advance.” Carey

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     How does Donne treat physical and spiritual love in his works? Answer: As a Metaphysical poet‚ Donne often uses physical love to evoke spiritual love. Indeed‚ this metaphysical conceit in much of the love poetry is not explicitly spelled out. To this end‚ Donne’s poetry often suggests that the love the poet has for a particular beloved is greatly superior to others’ loves. Loving someone is as much a religious experience as a physical one‚ and the best love transcends mere physicality. In this

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    poems written by John Donne. However‚ both discuss the same theme of love. The two poems are different in the kind of love‚ the picture of women in both‚ and in the structure. First of all‚ the two poems deal with the same topic which is love but of course from very different views. The Flea speaks about pure physical love and how does the poet can convince his beloved to do what he wants. He uses the flea as a symbol of their love where in it their blood are mingled. For Donne‚ it is their ’marriage

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