Exploring Metaphysical Poetry: The Flea by John Donne and Conceit Analysis
Dive into the world of Metaphysical Poetry with a focus on John Donne's work, "The Flea." Learn about the unconventional style characterized by irony, paradox, and conceits that challenge traditional poetry norms. Explore the life of John Donne and the distinctive elements of metaphysical poetry, including its unique approach to love and relationships.
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The Flea by John Donne Introduction to British Literature May 12-13, 2015
John Donne born into one of the most notable English Catholic families of the age. In 1592, he was again in London to be admitted into Lincol n's Inn where he met Thomas and John Egerton. Falling in love with Ann More, the niece of Lady Egerton. A nn was not yet sixteen, whom he married in the end. Being a great scandal, it stopped all his career. Under pressure fro m James , Donne relinquished his desire for secular office a nd dedicated himself to taking holy orders. On 23rd Januar y 1615 he was ordained deacon and priest at St. Paul's Cath edral. On 31st March Donne died. Shortly after he was buried in S t. Paul's.
Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical poetry of the 17th c. is characterized by a strong dependence on irony and paradox and by the use of the conceit as well as such figures as catachresis and oxymoron. Its strategy of address is typically dramatic rather than narrative or descriptive. In its earlier manifestations (e.g. the Songs and Sonnets of Donne), metaphysical poetry was further distinguished by highly original attitudes toward sexual love.
Conceit An unusually far-fetched or elaborate me taphor or simile presenting a surprisingly apt parallel between two apparently dissi milar things or feelings: Conceits often employ the devices of hy perbole, paradox, and oxymoron.
