George Herbert: Poem analysis

Introduction

Timeline

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Author(s)

Donne, John

Herbert, George

Crashaw, Richard

Vaughan, Henry

Marvell, Andrew

King, Henry

Lovelace, Richard

Cowley, Abraham

Philips, Katherine

Cleveland, John

Who were the Metaphysicals?

The context of Metaphysical Poetry

Social / political context
Religious / philosophical context
- The religious scene
- Tudors to Stuarts
Literary context: ideas and innovations

John Donne: Poem analysis

Aire and Angels
A Hymn to God the Father
A Hymn to God, my God, in my Sicknesse
- Synopsis of Hymn to God, my God
- Commentary on Hymn to God, my God
- Language and tone in Hymn to God, my God
- Structure and versification in Hymn to God, my God
- Imagery and symbolism in Hymn to God, my God
- Themes in Hymn to God, my God
A Nocturnall upon St. Lucies day
- Synopsis of Nocturnall
- Commentary on Nocturnall
- Language and tone in Nocturnall
- Structure and versification in Nocturnall
- Imagery and symbolism in Nocturnall
- Themes in Nocturnall
At the Round Earth's Imagin'd Corners
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- Synopsis of Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- Commentary on Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- Language and tone in Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- Structure and versification in Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- Imagery and symbolism in Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- Themes in Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
A Valediction: of Weeping
- Synopsis of Valediction: of Weeping
- Commentary on Valediction: of Weeping
- Language and tone in Valediction: of Weeping
- Structure and versification in Valediction: of Weeping
- Imagery and symbolism in Valediction: of Weeping
- Themes in Valediction: of Weeping
Batter my heart
- Synopsis of Batter my heart
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- Language and tone in Batter my heart
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- Imagery and symbolism in Batter my heart
- Themes in Batter my heart
Death be not Proud
- Synopsis of Death be not Proud
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- Language and tone in Death be not Proud
- Structure and versification in Death be not Proud
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- Themes in Death be not Proud
Elegie XIX: Going to Bed
- Synopsis of Going to Bed
- Commentary on Going to Bed
- Language and tone in Going to Bed
- Structure and versification in Going to Bed
- Imagery and symbolism in Going to Bed
  - More on imputed
- Themes in Going to Bed
Elegie XVI: On his Mistris
Good Friday, 1613. Riding Westward
- Synopsis of Good Friday, 1613
- Commentary on Good Friday, 1613
- Language and tone in Good Friday, 1613
- Structure and versification in Good Friday, 1613
- Imagery and symbolism in Good Friday, 1613
- Themes in Good Friday, 1613
Lovers' Infiniteness
Oh my blacke Soule!
Satyre III: 'On Religion'
Show me Deare Christ
Since She Whom I Lov'd
Song: Goe, and catche a falling starre
The Anniversarie
The Dreame
The Extasie
- Synopsis of The Extasie
- Commentary on The Extasie
  - More on Incarnation
- Language and tone in The Extasie
- Structure and versification in The Extasie
- Imagery and symbolism in The Extasie
- Themes in The Extasie
The Flea
The Good-morrow
- Synopsis of The Good-morrow
- Commentary on The Good-morrow
- Language and tone in The Good-morrow
- Structure and versification in The Good-morrow
- Imagery and symbolism in The Good-morrow
- Themes in The Good-morrow
The Sunne Rising
- Synopsis of The Sunne Rising
- Commentary on The Sunne Rising
- Language and tone in The Sunne Rising
- Structure and versification in The Sunne Rising
- Imagery and symbolism in The Sunne Rising
- Themes in The Sunne Rising
This is my playes last scene
- More on Ignatian Meditation:
Twicknam Garden
- Synopsis of Twicknam Garden
- Commentary on Twicknam Garden
- Language and tone in Twicknam Garden
- Structure and versification in Twicknam Garden
- Imagery and symbolism in Twicknam Garden
- Themes in Twicknam Garden
What if this present

Richard Crashaw: Poem analysis

Henry Vaughan: Poem analysis

Andrew Marvell: Poem analysis

Thomas Carew: Poem analysis

An Elegie upon the Death of the Deane of Paul's Dr John Donne
To a Lady that Desired I would Love her

Henry King: Poem analysis

The Exequy

Richard Lovelace: Poem analysis

Abraham Cowley: Poem analysis

Ode: Of Wit

Katherine Philips: Poem analysis

John Cleveland: Poem analysis

Upon Phillis Walking in a Morning before Sun-rising

Themes and significant ideas

Critical analysis

Approaching exams and essays

Resources and further reading

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