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John Donne

John Donne. 21 January 1572 – 31 March 1631. English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period His worksarenotable fortheirrealistic and sensual style and includesonnets, lovepoetry, religious poems, Latin translations,.

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John Donne

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  1. John Donne 21 January 1572 – 31 March 1631

  2. English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period • His worksarenotable fortheirrealistic and sensual style and includesonnets, lovepoetry, religious poems, Latin translations,...

  3. Despite his greateducation and poetictalents, he livedin povertyforseveralyears, relyingheavily on wealthyfriends • He spentmuch of themoney he inheritedduring and after his education on womanizing, literature, pastimes and travel

  4. John Donne – The Sun Rising Busyoldfool, unruly Sun,         Whydost thouthus, Throughwindows, and throughcurtains, call on us ? Mustto thymotionslovers' seasonsrun ?         Saucypedanticwretch, gochide         Lateschool-boys and sourprentices,     Go tellcourt-huntsmenthattheking will ride,     Callcountryants to harvestoffices; Love, all alike, no seasonknowsnorclime, Norhours, days, months, whicharetherags of time.  

  5. Thybeams so reverend, and strong         Whyshouldstthouthink? I couldeclipse and cloudthemwith a wink, Butthat I wouldnot lose her sight so long.         If her eyeshavenotblindedthine,         Look, and to-morrowlatetellme,     Whetherbothth' Indias of spice and mine     Be wherethouleft'stthem, orlieherewithme. Askforthosekingswhomthousaw'styesterday, And thoushalthear, "All here in onebedlay."        

  6.    She'sall states, and all princes I ;        Nothingelseis ; Princes do butplayus ; compared to this, All honour'smimic, all wealthalchemy.         Thou, Sun, art half as happy as we,         In thattheworld'scontractedthus ;     Thineage asksease, and sincethydutiesbe     To warm theworld, that'sdone in warming us. Shinehere to us, and thou art everywhere ; Thisbedthycenteris, thesewallsthysphere.

  7. Summary • Lying in bedwith his lover, thespeakerchidestherisingsun, callingit a “busyoldfool,” and askingwhyitmustbotherthemthroughwindows and curtains • He saysthatifthesunasksaboutthekings he shined on yesterday, he will learnthatthey all lie in bedwiththespeaker • He explainsthisclaimbysayingthat his belovedislikeeverycountry in theworld, and he islikeeveryking; nothingelseis real.

  8. Form • Thethreeregularstanzasareeach ten lineslong and follow a line-stresspattern of 4255445555—linesone, five, and sixaremetered in iambictetrameter, linetwois in dimeter, and linesthree, four, and seventhrough ten are in pentameter • Therhymescheme in eachstanzaisABBACDCDEE

  9. Language • Donneendows his speakerwithlanguageimplyingthatwhatgoes on in his headisprimaryovertheworldoutsideit (in the second stanza, thespeakertellsthesunthatitisnot so powerful, sincethespeakercan cause an eclipsesimplybyclosing his eyes)

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