Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness'
Author of 'Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness'
John Donne
Year 'Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness' written
Year 'Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness' written
1631 (shortly before his death)
No. of stanzas & lines per stanza in the poem
No. of stanzas & lines per stanza in the poem
Five stanzas, six lines each
Rhyme scheme of the poem
Rhyme scheme of the poem
ABABCC
Metre used in 'Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness'
Metre used in 'Hymn to God, My God, in My Sickness'
Iambic pentameter
Extended metaphor: speaker's body compared to what?
Extended metaphor: speaker's body compared to what?
A map
Physical setting where speaker lies
Physical setting where speaker lies
Sickbed
Translation of 'Per fretum febris'
Translation of 'Per fretum febris'
Through the straits of fever
West symbolises ___; East symbolises ___
West symbolises ___; East symbolises ___
West: death; East: resurrection
Final line: God's paradoxical action
Final line: God's paradoxical action
Throws down to raise up