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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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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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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The Tragic and Weary Life described by Sylvia Townsend Warner’s “Anne Donne” In the poem Anne Donne‚ Townsend Warner expresses a very interesting yet heart rending story of the Donne’s life. After reading this poem and doing research on the Donne’s‚ I found out that they lived a very distressed life that was full of many tragedies including the death of five of their children. With that being said‚ the pieces of this poem make a much clearer puzzle. When Sylvia says‚ “And round my bed my live
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exploration of the human feelings‚ there was also a group of bold poets in the 17th Century who took their words to a rather analytical side of the abstracts aspects of life. John Donne‚ one of Metaphysical Poetry’s main figures‚ stands out for his choice of simple words to approach more complex themes of life. In ‘‘Holy Sonnet 10’’‚ Donne brings Death to human level in which he strongly criticizes it for being inferior to other mortal pleasures. Donne’s boldness is emphasized as he alters the English sonnet’s
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1 Shanahan In the poems the “Holy Sonnet IV” and the “Holy Sonnet VII”‚ the writer John Donne accepts the theme of death and understands that death doesn’t wait for anyone. The similarities in each poem’s theme of accepting death are very alike due to John Donne’s morals that one must repent and go through death to reach an eternal life. In the “Holy Sonnet VI”‚ Donne contrasts life and death. In the first cinquain the speaker explains how life is coming to an end by stating that this is “My spans
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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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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 they depicted regarded
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Topic: “Distinctive Qualities of Donne as a Poet” Submitted by: Ambreen Naqvi (11014237-1006) M.A English Fall 2011 1st Semester Content Introduction • John Donne • The Age of Donne • Life History • Major Works Donne As A Metaphysical Poet • Metaphysical poetry • Love Poetry • Divine Poetry Donne’s Style • Use of Metaphysical Conceits • Bizarre Imagery & Thoughtful Comparison • Use of Space in Love • Use of Personification • Man of
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John Donne’s Poetic Philosophy of Love For the enormously complex and vexed John Donne (1572-1631)‚ the one in whom all “contraries meet‚” (Holy Sonnet 18)‚ life was love—the love of women in his early life‚ then the love of his wife (Ann More)‚ and finally the love of God. All other aspects of his experience apart from love‚ it seems‚ were just details. Love was the supreme concern of his mind‚ the preoccupation of his heart‚ the focus of his experience‚ and the subject of his poetry
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