Presented by : Nidhi R. Jasani

Roll no.:18

Course : 1

Enrolment no.:14101018

Course name :The Renaissance literature

Submitted to :M.K. Bhavnagar university department of English

Email :nidhijasani15@gmail.com

TOPIC: METAPHYSICAL POEMS BY JOHN DONNE

TOPIC : THE METAPHYSICAL POEMS BY JOHN DONNE

INTRODUCTION• The poem Sweetest love, I do not go, It is

metaphysical poetry by John Donne. John Donne was pioneer of the metaphysical poetry.

• In this poem Donne take farfetched images like biography, science, economic images.

• In these poem poet use imagination for the expression of love and also faith in god.

• Some time use of images makes poem difficult to understand for reader.

ABOUT POEM• Sweetest love .. Deals with the theme of eternal love.

• In which lover want's to says his beloved that death can not separate him from his beloved.

• It shows the power of love.

• Lovers are died but love can not died.

• For example.

• ‘ Thus to use myself in jest

• By feigned death to died.

• In this stanza Lover take death lightly

• yester night the sun went hence,

• And yet is here to-day;

• The sun has no risen to come back.

• His desire work as powerful wings.

• Man is very weak.

• Ask his beloved that do not weep.

• It shows the power of love and in miracle which love can performed.

• The miracle is show that love can not died.

* THE DREAM• It is love poem.

• Different between reality and dream.

• Express his love through miracle and compare his heart with coin that impress with the image of the king.

• Same as her image give him honor.

• ‘ As kings do coins, to which their stamps impart

• The value : go, and take my heart from hence,’

• Lover says that when she goes away, his reasoning ends and he become empire of fantasy.

• ‘Then Fantasy is queen and soul, and all,

• She can present meaner than you do;

• For example.

• Lover considers a sleep as a great escape from pain because sleep stops the thinking.

• He would like to write sonnets on his beloved instead of passing time in weeping for her.

• He like o be made in her love rather then an idiot without love for any one.

• THANK YOU• Have nice day