Holy Sonnet X ('Death be not proud') (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Collection containing 'Death be not Proud'
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Holy Sonnets
Rhyme scheme of the sonnet
Rhyme scheme of the sonnet
ABBA ABBA CDDC EE
Metre used in the poem
Metre used in the poem
Iambic pentameter
Device: directly addressing Death
Device: directly addressing Death
Apostrophe
Device in 'Death, thou shalt die'
Device in 'Death, thou shalt die'
Paradox
What sleep symbolises
What sleep symbolises
Death/transition to eternal life
Death is slave to what forces?
Death is slave to what forces?
Fate, chance, kings, desperate men
Donne's conversion: from & to
Donne's conversion: from & to
Catholicism to Anglicanism
Style of Holy Sonnets
Style of Holy Sonnets
Metaphysical
What 'poppy' refers to
What 'poppy' refers to
Opium