Metaphysical poetry
- Created by: JCarver
- Created on: 26-05-15 17:03
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- Metaphysical poetry
- Influences and themes
- Discovery of new worlds/maps/geography
- The Sun Rising (Donne)
- Valediction of Weeping (Donne)
- Elegy 20: To his Mistress going to bed (Donne)
- To his Coy Mistress (Marvell)
- A Letter to Her Husband (Bradstreet)
- A Vallediction of Weeping
- Politics, govt kingship
- The Sun Rising - "She is all states and princes I"
- Alchemy/ science/ astronomy
- A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day (Donne)
- The Sun Rising
- A Letter to Her Husband (Bradstreet)
- The Definition of Love
- A Song (Carew)
- Religion
- The Collar (Herbert)
- The Flea (Donne)
- Batter my Heart (Donne)
- The Pulley (Herbert)
- Attitudes to women
- To his Mistress going to bed (Donne)
- The Flea
- Song (Donne)
- Discovery of new worlds/maps/geography
- Characteristics
- The blazon - verses focused on detailed parts of a woman's body
- obsessive awareness of death and human mortality
- metaphysical conceit
- arresting openings (Donne)
- Hyperbole
- Puns and clever word play
- Use of paradox
- Intricate arguments; persuasive and logical
- Influences and themes
- Characteristics
- The blazon - verses focused on detailed parts of a woman's body
- obsessive awareness of death and human mortality
- metaphysical conceit
- arresting openings (Donne)
- Hyperbole
- Puns and clever word play
- Use of paradox
- Intricate arguments; persuasive and logical
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