john donne poetry Flashcards
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The Good Morrow
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- Possibly about Anne More
- D wonders how he survived w/o her
- They’re now intertwined
- Their relationship can’t die if they’re equally invested
2
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Song: go and catch a falling star
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- Misogynistic undertones
- All the women he knows are scheming
3
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The Sun Rising
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- Celebratory
- Possible about A.M.
- A.M. is Donne’s world
4
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The Canonization
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- J.D. + A.M. are saints in love
- They stand against adversity
- Their relationship will transcend time
- They’ll be remembered through art+history
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Song: sweetest love do not go
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- J.D is about to go on a journey + is assuring A.M. this he will be back
- By her being upset, it makes him upset
- He feels like he is dying
6
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Air and Angels
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- J.D. feels like he hasn’t met his soulmate yet but soon will
- Platonic ideas
7
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The Anniversary
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- Poss. anniversary of J.D. + A.M
- When they die, their love will only get stronger + will transcend death
8
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Twickenam Garden
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- Self pity
- The garden is dead like how he feels
- Unrequited love
9
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Love’s Exchange
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- He gave his life to his love + got nth back
- Cupid manipulated him - cupid is selfish
10
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A Valediction of Weeping
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- J.D is leaving A.M. to travel
- They’re both crying + drowning in their tears
- Their tears are spherical like the world
11
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Love’s Alchemy
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- Compares the search for love with the search for life’s elixir
- Both are impossible
12
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A Nocturnal upon St Lucy’s Day, Being the Shortest Day
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- In response to someones death
13
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The Apparition
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- Imagines that after he dies, he will come back to haunt the woman
- She will call to her new lover for help but he will pretend to be asleep
14
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A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
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- A.M. is worried that smth bad will happen when J.D. travels
- J.D. says their love is so strong that they’ll be okay
- She is the fixed foot on a compass to which he will return
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The Ecstasy
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- A couple stare into each others eyes
- Their souls meet outside their body + create harmony
- They stay like that all day
- Then their souls return back
- Physical connection allows a spiritual connection