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This document is an oral presentation analyzing how John Donne uses his metaphysical style of poetry to convey both pragmatic and platonic aspects of love. It discusses Donne's use of conceits, exaggerated language, and logical arguments. The presentation analyzes Donne's poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" as an example, exploring how it depicts the speaker's grief over the death of his wife through complex metaphors and references history and exploration. It ultimately argues that Donne skillfully portrayed both physical and spiritual dimensions of love through his innovative metaphysical poetic style.
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John Donne 1572 –1631
English poet and a cleric in the Church of England.
He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets.
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- 1. “How does John Donne use his metaphysical style to show pragmatic and platonic aspects in love poetry? ” Individual Oral Presentation International Baccalaureate English A1 Francesco Sciortino Dallam School
- 4. Why writing another poem
- 5. Imaginary background of the poem
- 6. First reading of the poem
- 7. Explanation of the style, expressions and conceits
- 9. Harmonization of pragmatic and platonic love by John Donne
- 10. Out of scheme of the time in which the author was living
- 12. Use of conceits comparing a spiritual aspect to a concrete object
- 13. Mockery of idealized, sentimental poetry
- 14. Gross exaggeration (hyperbole) and presentation of a logicalargument
- 15. Expression of personal, private feelings“Looking beyond the palpable” Georg Lukács, Hungarian Marxist critic “They...sometimes stuck out unexpected truth" Samuel Johnson, English writer and critic
- 18. Going into the depths of the author`s way of thinking
- 19. Showing pragmatic and platonic love in the same poem
- 22. John Donne is desperatebecause he lost his wife and mistress
- 23. He is living in poverty
- 24. He has got to feed and educate his many children
- 27. Farewell Ann More is dead
- 28. Maidenhead innocence and virginity"Donne, for not keeping of accent, deserved hanging” Ben Johnson
- 30. Ann More became poor after marrying John Donne
- 31. Conceit: a tick, sticking at someone and sucking blood for a long time
- 32. Spiritual love: perfection of the coupleValediction: forbidding mourning “Whilst some of their sad friends do say,” (line 3) “Dull sublunary lovers' love” (line 13)
- 34. Shape: appearance of senses
- 35. Enjambments, anaphora,paradoxesValediction: forbidding mourning “[…]Our two souls therefore, which are one, […]”
- 37. Discoveries
- 38. Conceit of the compass
- 39. Historicalreferences“[…] If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two ; Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th`other do. […]”
- 43. Well-known images of the 17th century