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John Donne: He never titled his poems He never called himself metaphysical Considered to hard for women to read Only true metaphysical poet Donnes followers came from the metaphysical school of poetry. He writes about a women he already has instead of a chase. Relies on accented syllables He was the head of St.Paul Cathedral Donne had a small ego and didn’t publish his own stuff o The Good Morrow He talked about the girl he loved If ever he thought of a women it was the girl that he already had. 1 st^ stanza past 2nd^ is present 3rd^ is future. Carpe Diem poem(brian check this) He talks about sexual things in a childish way. o Valediction forbidding morning It was written to his wife to make her feel better for being gone for two years. He fell in love with her when he was 29 and she was 16 She was the niece of his boss.
6 of her 12 children died. They were compared to a compass. The compass was compared to god and the two legs together are the growing erect. Also that the two legs can be far apart but still connected. o Sonnet 14 He asked for a divorce from satin He cant be chased unless he is raped by God. o A Hymn to God the Father Used a lot of word play One on his wife and his own. Metaphysical Poetry Abrupt openings Analogies of the big world to little world o Man is like a small world in a cell. T o he world has rivers like we have vains. o World has a driving force which is god. Humans having a driving force which reason. o When people lie close enough you can see yourself in the other persons eyes. Science and pseudoscience imagery o Magic plus Chemistry Intellectual hard Witt. Sex and religon intermingled
o It was written for his son who died at age seven o Says his son is his greatest piece of poetry which is a high compliment because he thought his poetry was the best. o He showed his human side o He said that he shouldn’t mourn because his son is now in heaven and he doesn’t have to suffer the hardships of life. On My First Daughter o He shouldn’t mourn her because she died with her innocence. o The broken sentences are suppose to represent his grief. Slow Slow fresh Fount o He didn’t want to think hard about imagery o Relied on classical muse. Robert Herrick A son of Ben and a Metaphysical poet A preacher Congregation in the country. He uses lighter poetry He became obsessed with the country He wrote Carpe Diem poems o Seize the day o Live your life to the fullest cause you don’t know when your life will be over. o Prayer to Ben Johnson Upon the nipples of Julia’s breast
Describes breasts in a completely innocent way. o Delight in Disorder It starts out describing how women’s flaws make them human o Corina going a-maying Ultimate carpe diem poem Combination of religion undertones Talks about may day which means he is showing support of the high church Lady Mary Wroth She created her own sonnet cycle o ABABBABA Cronosonnets o The last line of every sonnet is the first line repeated. o This made it seem like it was circular like a crown o It was very difficult form to write It set her apart because she talked about love from a women’s perspective First women to write a sonnet cycle. George Hebert He models his poetry after Donne Never wrote a love poem about women they were all about God Since he was the fifth child he had to join the ministry because he wasn’t apart of the will.
A poem shaped to an image Because man fell jesus came to save which allows us to rise Cavalier Poets Kings supporters specifically Charles the 1st Talked about value, honor, and friendship Great emphasis on drinking as a means of escape. Lovelace and Suckling Cavalier poets Both made fun of petrechan sonnets. Loveless o Given a degree in art just for his good looks o Held prisoner several times To Acosta going to war o War is like war o Honor is higher than any other virtue Grasshopper o Crownell had canceled Christmas this poem was a satire of this Said that despite no Christmas drinking will still help them to get through Christmas o Grasshopper was used for a symbol of Charles To Athena from prison
o Wine is not watered down o The last four lines if my soul is free then my soul is free Suckling o Care free poem o Song Makes fun of patrician sonnets and love poetry o Out upon it It parallels donne Light and humorous Doesn’t regards civil war with seriousness and he died as it began Andrew Marvel He never was married Considered a metaphysical poet Was interested in plants and gardens HE wrote under the protection of Cromwell. o To his Coy Mistress All about getting his lover to have sex with him Carpe diem poem we must make love now or we will die soon He said what was the use of being a virgin We cant do anything to stop time.
o Saw his wife in robes of white o Written after he was blind Paradise Lost o Epic Poem 12 books Epic poems Historically based w an epic hero Uses elevated languages not vernacular. o Is a Christian epic poem two human characters Adam and Eve The others are the father, the son, a Satan, and lots of angels o Muse Urania Originally the muse of astronomy but then the muse of religious poetry. Aphra Behn Racist Admires the monarchy
o Oronoko Prose fiction Long chapters No character developments
Early form of the novel. Oronoko society Was based off English society Patriarchal society Every time they went into war the sold losers into slavery Tricked into slavery which was his epic fall The narrator admires Oronoco for his education and is more European built. The women tried to protect him but couldn’t because Black Women don’t have power Slaves can never beat those in power European reaction to slave love and life-they did not see it as real humanity P2208 author mentions ‘breeding’, the slaves are not seen as fully human. Daniel Defoe Marriage was never based on love, marriage was generally arranged. Roxanna- prostitute At the end of the novel she is destitute again and dies in a debtors prison. Comparison- Roxanna and oronocco o both Roxanna and Oronocco are thought of as simple minded. o Wife of Bath and Roxanna both want sovereignty. o Woman want full authority but their only options are a whore or mother. o Defoe comme nts at the end that woman wish to but cannot escape their reality. Reflections upon Marriage
Irish hero, dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. A Modest Proposal o Wrote to help the Irish. o The narrator was very serious to make it seem like he was serious about the proposal. o Dehumanized children, compared them to cattle. o P2463 “A child just dropped from its dam” o Commodicized people. o Nobody would object because we already treat the Irish horribly. o The narrator is evil because he is calculating. o Americans were regarded as savage; the narrator brings the English down to that level. o The poor, having nothing else, will have value. Alexander Pope P2513 The Rape of the Lock o Heroic couplet o Guy cuts off a lock of hair from the woman she loves. Makes the two families hate each other. o Poet is making fun of the situation. o Leugma: places one concept with two words that can’t be applied together. o Belinda: perfect woman of the 18th^ century, putting on her make up at her vanity (toilet). o Sylphs- whisper in her ear and realizes she is thinking about things other than virtue and virginity. o Pope equates the cutting off of her hair with the loss of her virginity. o Belinda has a tea party, Baron becomes enamored with her more after she wins at cards; he ends up clipping a lock of her hair. o Epic battle of the sexes, ends with lock of hair ascending and becoming a constellation.
