Literary Terms
a contradictory statement
what is Paradox?
Author of Meditation 17
Who is John Donne?
any prose that is based on mainly facts
what is nonfictional prose?
what year was John Donne born in
what is 1572?
A speaker of a poem addresses an inanimate object as though it is a person
What is Apostrophe?
Author of A Modest Proposal (Poetic prose)
Who is Jonathan Swift?
a literary work that is fully or partly imagined or theoretical
this word means of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible
what is metaphysical?
John Donne was born here
what is London?
Giving living actions to something none living
what is personification?
Major metaphysical poet
narrative prose tales that are counterpart of heroic poetry in subject
what is heroic prose?
poets use these two ways of thinking
What is Holy Sonnet 10?
An extended metaphor
what is metaphysical conceit?
criticized metaphysical poets for using their poetry to show off their knowledge
who is Samuel Johnson?
it is not broken into verse lines, but demonstrates other traits such as symbols, metaphors, and other figures of speech common to poetry
what is poetry prose?
poets use disruptions of this poetic device
what is poetic meter?
What is Meditation 17?
This strays from a variety of rhythm
what is prose?
Restored metaphysical poets' popularity during the 20th century
Who is T.S. Eliot?
Category of Prose that Meditation 17 is in
what is poetry prose?
contains an unconventional version of this literary device
what is imagery?
Common theme in John Donne's writing
what is death?