renaissance poetry annotated bibliography

 

Donne, John, et al. The Flea. John Donne , 1633.

The poem is about a flea that the author uses to help make a metaphor about his attraction for a person. In the poem the flea has sucked blood from some woman and the speaker of the poem. The author is implying that he can’t get to her but the flea can on line 3 the author wrote “It sucked me first, and now sucks thee” the author uses this diction in order to show how even though he himself cant get to her this flea that “bit” him and her which in his mind has now connected them though their blood. so  he feels annoyed because he cant get to her, so he tries to convince himself that they are “together”. even though this poem is about a flea its also about sex. in the beginning of the poem first paragraph he is saying how little of an issue it is to begin with because of the fact that their blood has already “mixed” which at that time period was considered to be true that time period, so it wouldn’t be a big deal if they had sex again. He is trying to eliminate the consequences she might be seeing. He tries to convince her even more further on when he says, “Thou know’st that this cannot be said/A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead” (5-6). This means that he is trying to convince her to have sex because at this point it wouldn’t matter if they had sex or not because there would be no “wrongdoing”, since it had already happened before. The author is putting in all of this work trying to make it with this woman. He’s not getting his way and it is making him even more frustrated. Even after he said that it was fine for them to have sex he goes back on what he says and on lines 20, 21, and 23 the author says ” in blood of innocence? Wherein could this flea guilty be, Except in that drop which it sucked from thee?”. This shows how he goes back on what he said and now is blaming it on her saying that she isn’t innocent because the “flea” which represents both of them together, took blood from her which means the author is saying because she let him have sex with her it was her fault.

Shakespeare, William, and A. D. P. Briggs. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?: Shakespeare’s Love Poetry. William Shakespeare, 1600’s.

In  Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? by William Shakespeare the narrator uses similes in order to show his love for the woman he is describing. on line 2 the author writes “Thou art more lovely and more temperate”. In this part the author uses a summers day to describe the woman he is talking about while saying that she is “temperate” and “lovely” which are words you can use to describe weather and a persons appearance and personality, which the author uses in order for his reader to understand what makes her like a “summers day”. further down the poem on lines 8 and 9 the author says “By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade”. The author continues to use similes to show his love for this woman, saying that even though time might change her a little her “eternal summer” which is her beauty and who she is as a person will always be there. this shows his love for her because he will always see her for who she is even if over time she changes she will still be the same to him.  throughout the poem the author uses similes to show his audience his love and compassion for this woman, also convoys the message that he wants to be with this person throughout his life till they die.

Donne, John. The Complete Poems of John Donne. John Donne, 1600.

The Rising Sun by John Donne is a poem about him and his partner Waking up and the sun being in their eyes,  John Donne uses the sun throughout the text in order to show love for his partner. on lines 1,2 and 3 the author says “Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains call on us?”. This is  right when they wake up and the Sun is in their eyes, He calls the sun a “busy old fool” because the Sun Shining its light everywhere. After this he begins asking the sun to “go chide Late school boys and sour prentices, Go tell court huntsmen that the king will ride”. John Donne at this point is basically asking the Sun to go somewhere else because of how much is bothering them. As the poem goes on John Donne Starts to talk about the woman in bed with him. He says “I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink, But that I would not lose her sight so long”. John Donne the saying that he could get rid of the Sun by closing his eyes however, he does not want to lose sight the woman that is in his bed and that he rather endure the pain of the Sun and still see her than not see her at all. he uses the Sun as an example to show how even though there might be things in this way he Still wont give up on her. 

 

Joy may kill . Michelangelo, 1600’s

In the poem Joy may kill by Michelangelo, Michelangelo Shows Just because something seems a certain way doesn’t guarantee the outcome that you wanted to have or a different one. On line 1 and 2 the author says “Too much good luck no less than misery May kill a man condemned to mortal pain”. In this part of the text the author is trying to tell his audience that good luck Can only get you so far and that you can still have “misery”. Further down the Palm on lines 9 and 10 the author says ”Good news and bad may bear the self-same knife; And death may follow both upon their flight”. Again the author continues with his idea that even if something appears to be good and may not be  by saying that good news and bad news can both have the same affect and that nothing is guaranteed. Online 11 the author says “ for hearts that shrink or swell, alike will break”. when the author  is talking about the hearts shrinking or swelling is using two opposite situations will lead to the same result. he says this in order to convey his idea of outcomes of a situation I always being what you think they would be. Overall Michelangelo uses different ways in text to show people oh not all good things are as they seem and that the outcomes are not always the ones that you desire and can hurt you.

sonnet 116. William Shakespeare, 1600.

Sonnet 116 is a poem that talks about the value of love and its importance. On lines 1 and 2 Author says “let me not to the marriage of true minds admit Impediments. love is not love”. In this quote the author is saying that there shouldn’t be any reason why two people who love each other shouldn’t be together. When the author uses the diction “ love is not love”  he is referring to the fact that if two people can’t be together then love doesn’t have meaning itself because it cannot exist. another example is on lines 5 and 6 The author says “O no! It’s an ever-fixed mark that looks on Tempests and is never shaken”. The author uses an Ever-fixed Mark To show how even the things may Try to destroy it it won’t move and I won’t leave again just like an ever-fixed Mark. Author is trying to convey the message that love is a strong emotion That is hard to get rid of or tear down. On line date and 9 the author says “ whose Worth’s unknown, although his height be taken. Love’s Not time’s fool, The Rosy lips and cheeks”. In this example the author is explaining to an audience that love isn’t only  based on looks and appearance well who you are as a person. in the text he is explaining how aging doesn’t affect Love in a negative way And that the real value of love it’s true the person is. 

Jonson, Ben. To Celia. 1600.

In the poem To Celia The author conveys in deep love for the woman and what she is talking about send a text. The author uses drinks in order to show this. In the first paragraph the author says “Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes, and I will pledge with mine” The author uses this level of intimacy in order to show his loyalty to his partner. The author uses diction such as Pledge in order to show the commitment he has towards this woman. In the second paragraph lines 1 and 2  the author says “ I sent thee late a Rosy wreath, not so much honoring thee”. in this section the author tries to extend a gift 4 this woman but she refuses and doesn’t take it. She does this because the author refuses to stop drinking in the text and it is creating a problem between their love for each other.