John Donne and metaphysical poetry Flashcards
what is a paradox
a self contradictory statement
what is wit
insightful humour
what is a conceit
a way to establish a comparison between two very different concepts
what does metaphysical mean
a big complicated question about the nature of existence
what is metaphysical poetry
a style of poetry with complex thoughts and are intellectualized
what was the renaissance, when? what ideas did it focus on?
artistic, cultural, economical and political rebirth from the 14th-17th century, it focused on human traits, individuality
who is john donne
an english poet, founder of metaphysical poetry
who was donne married to? how many kids did they have? what happened to his wife?
married anne more, they had twelve kids but five of them died, his wife died in child birth
what was significant about religion in donnes life
he was converted to anglican church, noted for sermons, wrote based on the belief that when you die you are sent to heaven forever
what happened to donnes brother
arrested for hiding a jesuit priest in his rooms
what themes did donne write about
death, love, religion
what are donnes holy sonnets about
death of his wife
significance of poem
confronts death- relates it to pride which is a deadly sin, octet which shows how death sees itself and then sectet which shows what death is, people dont die in the way we think, much more must flow slows down reader,
