A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day by John Donne (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Century Donne wrote 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day'
Century Donne wrote 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day'
Early 17th century
Date of St Lucy's Day
Date of St Lucy's Day
December 13th
Donne's wife who died in 1617
Donne's wife who died in 1617
Anne More
Number of lines in 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day'
Number of lines in 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day'
45 lines
Metre of 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day'
Metre of 'A Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day'
Iambic pentameter
Central conceit in the poem
Central conceit in the poem
Shortest day compared to deepest emotional darkness
Process poem alludes to for transformation
Process poem alludes to for transformation
Alchemical processes
Meaning of 'squibs' in the poem
Meaning of 'squibs' in the poem
Small, short-lived sparks
What 'limbec' refers to
What 'limbec' refers to
An alembic, a distilling apparatus
Meaning of 'hydroptic'
Meaning of 'hydroptic'
Swollen with fluid