How does Donne’s choice of structure shape meaning

1. How does Donne’s choice of structure shape meaning How is love represented in the Donne’s Poetry?

2. AO2 • well-developed and consistently detailed discussion of effects (including dramatic effects) of language, form and structure; • excellent and consistently effective use of analytical methods; • consistently effective use of quotations and references to text, critically addressed, blended into discussion.

3. From the specification Candidates are required to show critical understanding in analysing ways in which structure, form and language shape meaning and demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and understood.

4. Fall ill of good, ‘tis madness to be proved Dangers unurged; feed on this flattery, That absent Lovers one in th’other be.

5. Men of France, changeable chameleons Spitals of disease, shops of fashions, Love’s fuellers, and the rightest company Of players, which upon the world’s stage be.

6. Two poems • Song: Go, and Catch a Falling Star • Song – Sweetest Love, I Do Not Go • How does Donne’s choice of structure shape meaning? • How is love represented in Donne’s Poetry?

7. Task • Read the poem • Annotate the poem • Focus on form, structure and language • Consider the question • Create an answer with evidence and exploration

8. AO2 • well-developed and consistently detailed discussion of effects (including dramatic effects) of language, form and structure; • excellent and consistently effective use of analytical methods; • consistently effective use of quotations and references to text, critically addressed, blended into discussion.