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    set for study. To what extent is this made evident in the texts you have studied? Connections between John Donne’s Selective Poems and Margaret Edson’s play Wit to a great extent enrich the audiences understanding of each text and the themes of death and love. When these texts are studied together it is evident through continual intertextual reference that Donne has heavily influenced the play Wit. Although the texts differ contextually‚ with Donne’s 17th Century poetry and Edson’s 20th Century script

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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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    be questioned when suffering; ultimately suffering is what creates one’s sense of self or what destroys it. The poetry of John Donne and the play W;t‚ 1993‚ by Margaret Edson‚ both illustrate and explore a sense of suffering and identity. In John Donne’s poetry‚ suffering‚ both emotionally and physically allows the speaker to understand their identity in more depth‚ in comparison to Margaret Edson’s play‚ W;t‚ Vivian’s suffering leads her identity to be stripped away. In Donne’s sonnet‚ ‘If poysonous

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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 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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    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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    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 from the two individual souls and makes the lover realize that love is‚ in its pure essence‚ spiritual. Donne has also interpreted love in a philosophic way. Love is an idea or a concept concretized

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    Biography of John Donne John Donne was an English poet‚ satirist‚ lawyer and priest. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong‚ sensual style and include sonnets‚ love poetry‚ religious poems‚ Latin translations‚ epigrams‚ elegies‚ songs‚ satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor‚ especially compared to that of his contemporaries. Donne’s style is characterised by abrupt

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    John Donne and “The Bait” John Donne was born in 1572 into a Roman Catholic family. For most of his life he was an outsider‚ a Catholic in Protestant England. Yet‚ after traveling abroad and studying theology‚ Donne converted to the English church. During that time‚ some of his poems display his interest in and critiques of English society‚ as well as his quest for true religion. In 1596-97‚ Donne joins a military expedition against Catholic Spain‚ which inspired him to write two poems about life

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    The Canonization by John Donne Love is true and pure‚ a divine experience‚ a way to live more and to surpass even death. It is a sublime fantasy that is real and better than the material world. Love is life’s paradox. This is the idea that John Donne is expressing in the poem The Canonization. It is a reply as well as a declaration that the poet makes to the world- a world that treats lovers harshly. He scorns the worldly‚ he questions the inquisitive‚ he proves the myths true‚ he places his love

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