John Donne's Poetry

             Ideas are clearly the imaginative core of John Donne"s poetry.

             vividly evident through the study of Donne"s poetry, and in particular his.

             works; "The Relique", "The Sunne Rising" and "A Valediction: forbidding.

             mourning". .

             Donne utilizes a focus concept throughout his array of poetic works, and.

             maintains his audiences attention through the exploration of those concepts.

             Various thematic settings are applied to convey the intended thought, and.

             provide a base on which Donne builds his exploration of ideas. With a vast.

             array of imagery and conceits combined, Donne manages to produce.

             imaginative exploration of his intended concepts.

             Through the study of "The Relique", it is clearly evident that Donne's.

             use of imagery is essential to the audiences understanding of the ideas.

             portrayed. Throughout this poem Donne explores his ideas using the.

             hypothetical image of his grave being reopened by future generations. He.

             questions what will be thought of his character when his casket is opened and.

             "A bracelet of bright haire about the bone" is discovered. He feels very strongly.

             about the purity of the love that he shares, and portrays this using detailed.

             imagery to construct this hypothetical situation. .

             Donne"s use of conceits also largely adds to the clarify that ideas are the.

             imaginative nucleus of his poet works. This is clearly evident after an.

             analytical view of the work "A Valediction: forbidding mourning". The.

             thematic setting and central focus of the poem is that of love surpassing.

             physical boundaries. The conceit Donne manipulates in order to express this is.

             the famous compass; "If they be two, they are two so/ As stiffe twin compasses.

             are two" , through which he is writing about the two souls. This conceit is set to.

             convey the idea of love surpassing physical boundaries. Therefore it is seen that.

             ideas are the imaginative core of Donne"s poetry. .

             "The Sunne Rising" also utilizes conceits to express the ideas that are the.

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