ENGL 2100Y Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: John Donne, Metaphysical Poets, Misogyny
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20 love and misogyny / love and faith. Poems by john donne and george herbert; background reading: "unconstant women," excellent. Why? (why not?: love is important in donne"s poetry, but there are distinct kinds of love. Consider two poems in which the objects of his speakers" passion (whether a human woman or god) are depicted differently. Choose one of these poems and write brief notes on the poem"s developing argument and the way it is concluded, or disrupted, by the italicized words at the end. Donne was a catholic, this was bad during this time, could not go to school. Donne"s work was not published until after his death. The word sucks is not a poet term. Rhyming this and is in two rhyme sets. Thinks that if you have sex your blood mixes like when a flea sucks two different bloods. Trying to get rid of the evidence by getting rid of the flea.