Herrick and Burns Flashcards
What was the theme for Herrick’s poem “to the virgins”?
Carpe Diem
Seize the moment
And
Tempts Fugit
Time flies
What symbolism and metaphors does Herrick use?
Uses the sun symbolizing the stages of life.
What college did Robert herrick go to? At what age?
Cambridge at age 22
What did herrick do after college?
Served as military chaplain and performed Churchly duties and wrote religious verses and musical love poems.
What happened regarding herrick and his parish?
Evicted from it by puritans
Only allowed back by the restoration of Charles 2.
What happened during the time that Herrick was evicted from the Parish?
Returned to London and published poetry in “Noble Numbers and Hesperides.
What is Hesperides?
Mythical garden at the edge of the world.
What was herrick’s early life like?
Work was ignored at first
Father passed away when he was a baby.
Apprentice to be a goldsmith, however he wanted to be a lawyer.
Which degrees did he get?
Bachelors and Masters
Who was the leader of the Puritans and what was their other name?
Oliver Cromwell
Roundheads.
Who is the leader of the Cavaliers
King Charles 1
Which side was Herrick on?
The losing side. Cavaliers.
The time in between kings
Interregnum
What is an elegies?
Poem in memory of someone who has died.
What is the theme for “To a Mouse”?
The best laid schemes o’ mice and men often go awry. (Wrong)
What was Burns known as?
The voice of Scotland.
Where was Burns born?
Alloway in Ayrshire
What was Burns studies like?
Poverty kept him from an actual education. Widely studied Bible, Shakespeare, and Alexander Pope.
When did he publish his first collection of poems?
1786
How and when did Burns die?
30s
Suffered for years with a weak heart.
What other nicknames was giving to Burns?
Peasant poet
Poet of the common people.
Diest
To a diest, God created the world, but after that God has nothing to do with it.
Who did he marry?
The mother of his illegitimate children.
Burns was always between what two worlds?
Peasant farmer and writer.
