Elegy: To his Mistress Going to Bed by John Donne (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Era when Donne wrote 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
Era when Donne wrote 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
Late 16th century, Elizabethan era
Number of lines in 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
Number of lines in 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
48 lines
Metre used in 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
Metre used in 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
Iambic pentameter
Rhyme structure in 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
Rhyme structure in 'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
Rhyming couplets (heroic couplets)
Year 'To His Mistress Going to Bed' was published
Year 'To His Mistress Going to Bed' was published
1654 (posthumously)
Type of poet John Donne was
Type of poet John Donne was
Metaphysical poet
What clothing symbolises in the poem
What clothing symbolises in the poem
Barriers to intimacy and truth
What nakedness represents in the poem
What nakedness represents in the poem
Purity and spiritual enlightenment
Body compared to in power/possession theme
Body compared to in power/possession theme
Discovery and colonisation of new lands
Extended metaphor (conceit) used in the poem
Extended metaphor (conceit) used in the poem
Lover's body as world/new land to be discovered