Analyzation(easy)
What is the meaning of the stanza?
"I scarce believe my love to be so pure
As I had thought it was,
Because it doth endure
Vicissitude, and season, as the grass;"
John Donne expressed that while he thought his love was so love-lasting and wholesome, it came to face rather unpleasant circumstances like how seasons change there love changes
What is a metaphor used in the poem?
compares love growth to ripples, compares the burning energy from the sun to the passionate love
Where was John Donne born?
London, United Kingdom
What is the meaning of this stanza?
"Gentle love deeds, as blossoms on a bough,
From love’s awakened root do bud out now."
Like a root, there love has always been there but it is now starting to become more prominent.
What is the paradox in the poem?
Donne uses a paradox to show that while love is not as perfect as he thought, it can becomes more meaningful
What was John Donne's fathers name?
John Donne
What is the conciet of the poem?
Love is not linear, similar to weather changes
What does "Quintessence" mean?
the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
True or false, John Donne was thrown into jail for marrying a women
True
What is the meaning of this stanza?
"But if medicine, love, which cures all sorrow
With more, not only be no quintessence,
But mixed of all stuffs paining soul or sense,"
Medicine/love is used to cure a broken heart/person but in there case love is complicated in it's own way, filled with pain and confusion.
Which one of these lines is in the poem?
A. But mixed of all stuffs paining soul or sense
B. But a mix of everything, it aches the soul or the senses
C. A blend of all things, aching heart and sense
a. But mixed of all stuffs paining soul or sense
What year was John Donne born?
1572
What is the meaning of this stanza?
"Me thinks I lied all winter, when I swore
My love was infinite, if spring make’ it more"
He thinks that he'd lied to himself about the love that he shares with his partner because while spring flourishes there love, winter feels like there love is faced with more conflicts.
what does "concentric" mean?
of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes that share the same center, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller.
How many words did John Donne invent?
340