Reading Quiz 5 Flashcards
What is canonization?
Formal admission into the calender of saints/the proccess in which the church elects a saint
What are some things about John Donne?
“Death be not proud,” “No man is an island”
Poet and Anglican Cleric, Dean of St. Paul’s in the city of London.
Widely regarded as a pre-eminent metaphysical poet
Who wrote the canonization?
John Donne
What kind of poem is The Cannonization
Metaphysical poem
What is the canonization about?
Our love is a paradox, he’s talking to the parent of the girl he loves. We’ll become the patron saints of love, to rewrite the rules of love
It’s a metaphysical poem
Who wrote only a boche?
Robert Service
What kind of poem is only a boche?
Accentual verse
What is a pastoral poem?
A poem that idealizes rural life and the country side.
What does pastor mean in Latin
Shepard
Who is Christopher Kit Marlowe
Most likely a spy for Elizabeth
He made plays like: Tamburlaine, Doctor Faustus, The Jew of Malta
Openly depicts homosexual relationships
Died at 29, stabbed (potentially assasination)
What poem did Christopher Marlowe write?
“The passionate Shepard to his love”
What kind of poem is “the passionate Shepard to his lover”
It’s a pastoral poem
Who is Walter Raleigh?
Explorer, soldier, poet.
Often wrote while imprisoned and in competition with hos contemporaries.
Who wrote “the nymphs reply to the Shepard”?
Walter Raleigh
What kind of poem is “the nymphs reply to the Shepard”, and describe it briefly
It’s also pastoral. It’s (nearly) a line to line refusal of “the passionate Shepard to his lover”
Who wrote “the bait”?
John Donne
What is “the bait” about?
It’s a comment on both Donnes and Marlowe poems, speaking on both sides.
What is carpe diem?
Urging someone to make most of the present without giving thought about the future.
Who wrote “Nymph and Shepard”?
Donald Hall
What is “Nymph and Shepard” about?
It’s actually about them having sex, how everyone’s stepping around it. It uses the concept of la petit morte, which is like post nut.
Who is Daniel Ortberg
Transgender, wrote fairytales as horror stories. Has satirical approach to literary tradition.
What makes a metaphysical poem?
Highly intellectuallized, use rather strange imagery, use frequent paradox and contain extremely complicated thought.
