ENGL 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Earthly Love, Simile, Edema
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Talks about moments that are beyond what we can grasp or imagine fully: the end of life. Sonnet 13: a re ection on the end of the world as well as a re ection on his death. Relate to sidney and shakespeare: both deviate from traditions in sonnet writing in how they portray romantic love. Donne writes by addressing god (not human relationships): he uses the language of courtship and sexuality and applies it to his relationship with god. Octave sestet: transformation in thought and feeling, sense of ow of thought (immediate experience) Rhythms are irregular (breaks away from iambic pentameter): gives a sense of spontaneity. Not a lo of certainty: sense of anxiety and fear. The speaker feels himself to be a sinner and wants to resolve that with god. Don"t get a depiction of the result to the speaker"s pleas: god remains silent. Alas why should i bee (line 4): irregular stress on i .
