Donne 1572-1631 Flashcards
Poetry of contrasts.
- In _______ year was John donne was born in a Catholic family in London during the reign of the Protestant Queen Elizabeth.
a) 1571 b)1572
c) 1573. d)1574
John donne born in 1572
- John Donne was a leading member of _______________ poet.
Metaphysical poet.
- John Donne was a leading member of _______________ poet.
Metaphysical poet.
- Donne’s father was ________ who died when he was 4 years old.
Ironmonger
- Donne’s mother Elizabeth Heywood was a grandniece of the Martyred _______________
Sir Thomas More.
- Donne poem were ___________ charged and ____________ explicit, but also extol the virtues of a long and happy relationship or marriage.
Erotically charged and sexualy explicit.
- Donne poems were difficult to parse because they were filled with _____________ and unexpected ___________________.
Paradoxes and unexpected twist to logic.
- Why did Donne didn’t attain his degree having attended both Cambridge and Oxford universities ?
Both Universities required an oath to Anglican Church.
- In which Donne went to London to persuade law education ?
a) 1592. b)1593
c) 1594. d)1598
1593- donne to London to study law.
- Why did Donne brother die ? And how did it affect Donne ?
Donne brother died while in prison for the crime of harbouring a Catholic priest, in 1593. Being affected by his brother death, Donne converted to Anglican Church the following year.
- Donne worked as a private secretary of Sir Thomas _________, Lord keeper of the _______________.
Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord keeper of the Great seal of England.
- When did Donne became the member of Parliment ? And same year he also married whom?
a) 1601. b) 1603
c) 1605. d) 1607
1601, he became member of Parliment also married Anne More a 16 yr old niece of Sir Thomas Egerton.
- Donne Being married to Anne More resulted in what ?
He was fried by Thomas Egerton, and also briefly thrown in prison. Anne Dowry was withheld. Rich in love , but faced financial hardships throughout their In 17-yrs of their marriage.
- Prior to two years his wife’s death, Donne was ordained as ____________ priest in ________.
a) 1611. b)1617
c) 1615. d)1621
1615 - he became Anglican priest.
- In 1621, Donne became Dean of __________________ cathedral.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
- John Donne poems were compiled in two majors: ________, ________ and ________ published in __________ year after his death.
a) 1632. b)1633
b) 1634. d)1635
1633, after his death, his poems were circulated among friend and fellow poets.
- Donne wrote in varieties of poetic forms they were ?
Satires Songs Sonnets Elegies Epigrams Lyrics
- His returned to the same subject again and again as follows.
Love
Religion
Death
Although He mixed up these theme in a complex ways, interlinking them.
Like how finding and expressing divinity in both love and sex,
Like the relationship between spirituality and death.
- He also drew from _________, _____ and philosophy, also wit and humour in his writing.
Theology, art, philosophy , wit
And humor in writing
- Donne love poems were _________ and some love poem were written in
Love poems on - ecstatic ( happy marriage /realtionship)
Love poem written on despair.
- Donne was an expert in using _________ literary device in his poems.
Conceit - comparing two things that are unlikely, surprising in a imaginative way. Eg. A Valediction: Forbidding mourning.
- What does the poet says in there lines ?
“If they be two, they are two
so
As stuffed twin compass are
two
Thy Soule the fixture foot, make no show,
To move, but doth, if th’other doe”
It’s from
A Valediction :Forbidding mourning
In this poet is comparing two lovers , on a legs of a darting compass.
- Define metaphysical poets:
Metaphysical poets approach spirituality and philosophy with reason, logic and intellect.
- Metaphysical poets is a lousy term used to describe ______ century poets.
17th poets.
