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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Metaphysics | a branch of philosophy. deals w explaining the fundamental nature of being. asks, what is there? what is it like? |
| The Platonic Concepts in Metaphysics | We can't really comprehend what true beauty and perfection is, but we get a little bit closer when we look at loved ones. |
| John Donne | Metaphysical Poet. |
| Quality of metaphysical poetry | varying line lengths which represent natrual&active thoughts. poems are intellectual and use extended metaphors (conceits), paradox, oxymorons. usually they are love, meditative or religious poems |
| "Song" by John Donne | Narrator speaks to his lover. tells her they need to separate every once in a while in order to practice for death so it won't be so bad. compares himself to the sun, but says but I have even more reason to come back, so he will be even faster than a rising sun. At the end...when i die, just think that we are asleep for a time. |
| "Holy Sonnet 4" by John Donne | Italian form. About death and meeting God at the Last Judgement. Every person who died will meet God and every living person will be judged. at the volta he asks for mercy for them, and asks God to teach him how to repent his sins, because he knows if he can do that, he's definitely going to heaven. |
| "Holy Sonnet 6" by John Donne | Belittles death. Says you have nothing to be proud of fool. Recalls, well death is like sleep. I get much pleasure from sleep, so I'll probably get even more pleasure from death since it's an intense sleep. you are controlled by fate and chance and by kings and desperate men who kill. and opium is better than you. and above all, when we die, we wake up and go to heaven forever. so you die death, because we wake eternally. |
| "Holy Sonnet 10" by John Donne | Asks God to ravish him. Reason is creeping into his mind and making him stray from God...but he doesn't want this. He wants him to divorce him from His enemy...the devil? |
| Meditation 17 by John Donne | when bells toll, it is for everyone. because every man is connected, and when someone dies, mankind changes. it does not get ERASED, it just changes into something better (man to heavenly soul) also applies to baptism. Someone is becoming part of what he is a part of-the church. |
| Marvell 1600s. | tone: light and witty. is linked to Cavalier poets. he was a moderate Puritan. wrote in 4 beat line with couplets and quatrains. CARPE DIEM. |
| "To His Coy Mistress" by Marvell | Says...if we had all the time in the world I would wait and spend all my time building up my love. but we don't. worms will take your virginity soon (death) and I won't want you anymore. |
| Tribe of Ben | LOVELACE=serious!!! Herrick: "To the Virgins" and "Daffodils" most loyal member. |
| TO the Memory of My Beloved Master, William Shakespeare | Johnson praises Shakespeare and compares him to the gods of writing, calls him naturally talented but also an extremely hard worker. |
| "Song: To Celia" by Jonson | You are sweeter than wine. When I send you roses, I am doing the roses a huge favor. |
| "To the Virgins" by Herrick | Carpe Diem! |
| "To Daffodils" by Herrick | Daffodils have such a short time. so do we. |
| "The Constant Lover" by Suckling (not so serious one) | He's been in love for three days and only been with one girl for three days and that is a lot for him. Ironic. |
| "Why so pale and wan" by Suckling | I just can't win you! I try to look good but you don't care, should I look bad? I try to speak to you, but you don't care, should I be quiet? He gets frustrated and nearly gives up. |
| "To Lucasta on GOing to the Wars" by Lovelace (SERIOUS!) | He talks about how honorable his mistress is. explains that he needsto get his honor from war. He says love is nothing if there is no honor. |
| "To Althea, from Prison" by Lovelace | His voice, friends, love keep him free. He isn't really oppressed in prison because he can still THINK. |
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