Elegy 19: To his Mistress Going to Bed
Objectives To learn about the imagery and other poetic devices used in Donne’s poetry
John Donne (1572-1631) What impressions do you get of the man? What do we need to ask him?
Men and Women Text
Sexuality and Religion Text
Busk What on earth ……..??? Click here
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The first publication
Petrarchan Sonnet The Petrarchan sonnet (also Petrarchanism or Petrarchian) is a verse form that typically refers to a concept of unattainable love. It was first developed by the Italian humanist and writer, Francesco Petrarca. Conventionally Petrarchan sonnets depict the addressed lady in hyperbolic terms and present her as a model of perfection and inspiration. Ironically, Donne's speaker uses a blazon, or a record of virtues and excellencies to describe his mistress disrobing
Metaphysical Conceit Metaphysical conceit. Helen Gardner[2] observed that "a conceit is a comparison whose ingenuity is more striking than its justness" and that "a comparison becomes a conceit when we are made to concede likeness while being strongly conscious of unlikeness." Metaphorical allusion
Other techniques Hyeberbole Metaphorical allusion Ambihuity Tone and voice Rhetorical devices Metre.