Basic Literature

Go and catch a falling star by John Donne John Donne's "Go and catch a falling star", first published in 1633, is a fantastic take on a tradition theme: Women's supposedly inevitable infidelity. In the poem, a speaker tells a listener that he can look the whole world over, but finding a woman who'll be faithful to his is about as unlikely as finding a mermaid or meeting the devil. The poem's rhyme scheme, relatively steady meter, and clear hyperbole make its tone feel somewhat light-hearted and satirical. But the speaker also harbor genuine melancholy, bitterness, and cynicism toward women and relationships. The poem explores a traditional literary theme of Donne's era: Women's romantic infidelity.     Symbols in the poem         *falling star - to catch a falling star is impossible. But the effort to do suggest speaker crushed dreams. The stars symbolizes the purity, hope, wishes, and faithfulness. In Donne's English "falling"  also have

Holy Sonnets:Batter my heart, three person'd God John Donne   This is one of the most beautiful sonnets of Donne written in a petrarchan verse( ABBAABBA / CCDCCDC). The poet here is and afflicted lover of God who is hurt because he is deviated from the holy path to sinful path. He urges God to ravish his body and make chaste. The poet prays to God in his threefold capacity as the father, the son and the holy ghost to batter his heart. So God should overthrow the poet and bend his force to break and, blow and make him new and free from sins. Themes religion - the subject of the poem is religion. love - speaker's love to the god more than spiritual way. sex violence - violence is a way in which the speaker imagines God manifesting his love. warfare - warfare makes up the major extended metaphor. repentance - poet repents and say that he had committed many wrong deeds in his life; unless God forgive him he wont be happy. man faithlessness - the sonnet also goes deeper into the fai

 John Donne and his works. John Donne was born in 1572 in London. he is known as the founder of the metaphysical poets. he was a poet, priest, and a lawyer.  He was completely different from his attitude, mannerism, and treatment of subjects in his poetry. Characteristics of Donne's poetry Originality  Fusion of thoughts and feelings Colloquialism  Metaphysical conceit  Wit Brevity Obscure Platonic love

  Metaphysical Age * A branch of philosophy that tries explain the natural world, and the mankind's place within it. It asks questions such as; is there a God? what is my place in universe? what is my reason for existing? * John Donne was the leader and the founder of metaphysical school of poetry. Topics and themes Metaphysical = combines thoughts (or metaphysical speculation) with feelings. Heavily intellectualized; Poetry has been inspired by a philosophical conception of the universe and the role assigned to the human spirit in the great drama of existence. Profound areas of experience especially about love, romantic and sensual; about human relationship with God. The external perspective, and, to a lesser extent, about pleasure, learning and art. Problems of religion. Justice in corrupted world. Characteristics of metaphysical age. Language is colloquial and conversational. Critical about previous poetic era. Physical love becomes a main and popular topic. They criticize the u