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The Seafarer Anglo-Saxon; Burton Raffel; The speaker would rather stay out in the dangerous ocean than live on the boring land; Deals with much Pagan vs. Christian beliefs
Beowulf Anglo-Saxon; Ezra Pound; wyrd = fate; Epic Hero is Beolwulf (superior physical strenth, supremely ethical, glorified by the people he/she saves);
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Middle Ages; John Gardner; Sir Gawain has challenge with Green Knight, wears sash gives back to Green Knight; Romance (Hero, Evil Enemy, Quest, Test of Hero, Supernatural Events, Good vs. Evil, Female Figures)
Whoso List to Hunt Renaissance; Sir Thomas Wyatt; Wyatt is chasing Anne Boylen but King Henry is getting her
Macbeth Renaissance; Shakespeare; Tragedy, Tragic hero: Lust of Power
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Renaissance; Donne; Going off on a journey and doesn't want wife to be sad as their love will always be there - they will be connected (metaphors: Gold doesn't break down and Compass)
Lord Randall Middle Ages; Lord Randall has been posioned by his love; (sensational sordid or tragic subject, omission of detail, refrain, question/answer format, slang, Rhythm ABCB)
Edward, Edward Middle Ages; Edward has just killed his father and he is going to be leaving his family and he seems to feel little remorse; (sensational, sordid, or tragic subject, omission of detail, refrain, question/ answer format, slang)
Get Up and Bar the Door Middle Ages; First one to speak must get up and bar the door, strangers come; (omission of detail, refrain, somewhat of a question/answer, slang, rythm)
The Prologue Middle Ages; Geoffrey Chaucer; Cantebury tales, introduces the characters, characterizes them;
The Pardoner's Tale Middle Ages: Geoffrey Chaucer Cantebury Tales - gluttony, drunkeness, gambling, and swearing are bad;
Sonnet 30 Renaissance; Spenser; Fire on Ice; His love is like fire, but she just gets colder
Sonnet 75 Renaissance; Spenser Ocean Waves; We will always have our love, immortality
The Fowle Duessa Renaissance; Spenser; Internal Beauty > Physical Buauty - old beauty fades, internal doesn't
Sonnet 29 Renaissance; Shakespeare; Self pity (tone: scornful, mood: emotionally drained; turn - line 8
Sonnet 73 Renaissance; Shakespeare; Old age (tone: depressing - turn: 12-13)
Sonnet 116 Renaissance; Shakespeare; Marriage - immortal love
Sonnet 130 Renaissance; Shakespeare; woman description
Meditation 17 Renaissance: Donne: Speaker is sick (metaphors: we all experience the same things, everything we do affects many people, you can't buy into heaven), could be used as church/sermon, funeral
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time Renaissance: Robert Herrick; Pastoral Poets; We waste too much time as young people
To His Coy Mistress Renaissance: Andrew Marvell: Time passes us by so quickly and we can't stop it
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love Renaissance: Christopher Marlowe; Pastoral Poets: I will give you all these objects if you will just come and live with me
The Nymph's reply to the Shepherd Renaissance: Sir Walter Raleigh; Pastoral Poets; I just want your love

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Creator NeilKelty
Created October 10, 2007
Group English 12H - Pickett
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  1. Sonnet 75 → Renaissance; Spenser Ocean Waves; We will always have our love, immortality - 30 misses
  2. To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time → Renaissance: Robert Herrick; Pastoral Poets; We waste too much time as young people - 28 misses
  3. Sonnet 30 → Renaissance; Spenser; Fire on Ice; His love is like fire, but she just gets colder - 24 misses
  4. Sonnet 116 → Renaissance; Shakespeare; Marriage - immortal love - 23 misses
  5. The Fowle Duessa → Renaissance; Spenser; Internal Beauty > Physical Buauty - old beauty fades, internal doesn't - 22 misses
  6. Sonnet 130 → Renaissance; Shakespeare; woman description - 21 misses
  7. The Nymph's reply to the Shepherd → Renaissance: Sir Walter Raleigh; Pastoral Poets; I just want your love - 20 misses