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Cavaliers and MetaphysicalPoets

The Jacobean Period and the

Commonwealth

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The Later Cavaliers A group of young men loyal of the king

Poetry characterized by great wit and

intended to entertain the audience Conversational style

Elaborate conceits

Admiration for the classics: regular rhythm andsimple language

Themes of love and sometimes sarcasticcommentaries on pursuit of fickle women

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Robert HerrickTo the Virgins to Make Much of Time

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may :

carpe diem

Identify the metaphor inline 5.

(the sun compared to a lamp)

What age does Herrick consider to be thebest? Why?

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Why So Pale and Wan Fair Lover?

What is the condition of the person

described in the poem?

What advice does the speaker give thelover?

Do you think the lover will see the logic ofhis argument?

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Richard LovelaceTo Lucasta, Going to the Wars

What contrast is being made in the first

stanza?

What is suggested about Lucastas firstreaction to his leaving?

Identify the paradox in the third stanza

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To Althea, from Prison

To what is the speaker contrasting himself

in the third stanza?

Can you put lines 25-28 in your ownwords?

What is the paradox in the last stanza?

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Andrew MarvellTo His Coy Mistress

Why is the suggestion in the first 7 lines of

how they would spend time seemridiculous?

Lines 8-10: hyperbole and allusion

What is the speaker urging his beloved todo ?

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The Metaphysical Poets Philosophical approach to everyday

subjects

Striking comparisons

Conversational style

Poetry: takes the form of an argumentappealing to both intellect and emotion;subject matter is serious and complex.

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The metaphysical conceit Witty comparison between two

dissimilar things

Takes thought and imagination tounravel

Is important to understanding the

poets argument

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John DonneSong

Written on the occasion of his parting from

his wife Identify the conceit in the second stanza

The tight rhyme scheme reinforces the

logical organization of the argument Lines 21-24: What are his reasons?

Lines 33-36: What is he asking of her?

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A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

A song of farewell

What is happening in the first four lines?

In the second stanza, what is he asking ofhis beloved? What hints do we see of

Donnes religious conversion? What is the purpose of the comparison in

lines 13-20?

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Ben JonsonOn My first Son

Written after his sons death

What does Jonson consider his best pieceof poetry? (His son)

To Celia

What is Celias reaction to his gift? (sherejects him)