a valediction: forbidding mourning
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A VALEDICTION: FORBIDDING MOURNING. JOHN DONNE. MAP OF OUR SPEECH. METAPHYSICAL POETRY LIFE OF JOHN DONNE DESCRIPTION OF POEM CONCEITS SYMBOLS SIMILE THEMES LANGUAGE USE CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION CONCLUSION. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A VALEDICTION: FORBIDDING MOURNING
JOHN DONNE
METAPHYSICAL POETRYLIFE OF JOHN DONNE DESCRIPTION OF POEMCONCEITSSYMBOLSSIMILETHEMESLANGUAGE USECLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATIONCONCLUSION
MAP OF OUR SPEECH
Metaphysical: using words with their ordinary meaning but describing something by means of an image or symbol.
Conceit: an extended metaphor
surprising ways
JOHN DONNE
METAPHYSICAL POETRYDeath and religion
ıntellectual descriptions of emotions
A pre-occupation with love
Unusual and often startling comparisons
Simple diction
Images taken from everyday life
• Abraham Cowley
•Richard Crashaw
•Andrew Marvell
CONCEIT:
1. Contemporary language = arrogance
2. At the time term was coined , it meant:
“concept”
•BAROQUEEncompass styles of architecture and art as well as litrature
Baroque writers influenced
“A Valedcition: Forbidding
Mourning stye”
Copernicus’s Theory
• SCIENCE AND
THE AGE OF DISCOVERY
Galileo:
mathematical compass
London in 1572
Married with Ann
From 1611 to 1612 A Valediction:
ForbiddingMourning
a famous English poet, satirist, lawyer
His first poem book: Satires
Songs and sonnets
LIFE OF JOHN DONNE
Personal Life
John Donne fell in love with the Egerton's (employer’s) niece Anne More They married in 1601. Since the marriage was against the wish of Egerton and Anne More’s father, Donne had to go to Fleet Prison for a brief time. Donne went to France while Ann was pregnant.
Ann died on August 15, 1617John Donne never married again.
Donne : A representative of metaphysical poet
realistic and sensual style, love poetry and religious poems to Latin
translations, epigrams, songs, satires and sermons
WORKS OF JOHN DONNE
His writings: ironic & cynical elements, regarding love and human motives. His notable works: a valediction: Forbidding Mourning Flea
The Sun Rising The Ecstacy
Death
Donne;
suffered from stomach cancer. died on March 31, 1631 was buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral A memorial statue of him was erected at the Cathedral
DESCRIPTION OF THE POEM
"A Valediction Forbidding Mourning,"
farewell speech Donne wants her to
wait attentively for his arrival back
not cry storms of tears So, no mourning
goodbye to a significant wife
DESCRIPTION OF POEM
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning shining example of the mature,
spiritual relationship that Donne had with his wife.
STANZA #1
AS virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, "Now his breath goes," and some say, "No."
STANZA #2
So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move ; 'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.
STANZA #3
Moving of th' earth brings harms and fears ; Men reckon what it did, and meant ; But trepidation of the spheres, Though greater far, is innocent.
STANZA #4
Dull sublunary lovers' love —Whose soul is sense—cannot admit Of absence, 'cause it doth remove The thing which elemented it.
STANZA #5But we by a love so much refined, That ourselves know not what it is, Inter-assurèd of the mind, Care less, eyes, lips and hands to miss.
STANZA #6
Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to aery thinness beat.
STANZA #7If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two ; Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do.
STANZA #8
And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home.
STANZA #9
Such wilt thou be to me, who must, Like th' other foot, obliquely run ; Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun.
CONCEITS
Dying of virtuous men
good men make good deaths
the mark of a good death
Trepidation of The Spheres’ Earthquakes • Damaging - harmful
trepidation of the spheres’( movement of the planets)
natural & harmless)
Sacred love
Sacred love = laity (line 8)
Weep at parting
profane our love
Donne & Ann real lovers
Sublunary loversOrdinary lovers
physical presence, physical attraction
Gold
ductile malleable =
no real separation
The fixed leg (the woman)
the other leg (the man)
create a circle
geometrical compasses
In time,
the second foot returns to the centre.
Donne'll come home again
SYMBOLS
1.Melt: physically and spiritually mixed together.
2.The sphere: perfection which represents the union of souls in a relationship. Representing their natural ,harmless love.
3.The circle: It means perfection,Representing the Union soulsCurves reconnecting 4. The compasses: combination of two lovers; closely related to each other.Togetherness of themThey are united
SIMILE
.Gold comparing the expansion of their souls to the expansion of beaten gold. stanza :6 A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to aery thinness beat
Introduction of a simile
• 1st half of the simile is presented• Comparing the death of virtuous men
to something
Completion of Simile
• Comparing the death of virtuous men to his wife’s separation.(stanza 2)
• Virtuous men die peacefully and silently
THEMES
DEATH
"virtuous men pass[ing] mildly away.“ (line 1) death as a metaphor for his impending departure on a journey
LOVE
"dull sublunary lovers' love," (line 13)"refined" love that Donne and Ann (line 17)“sacred love”
RELIGIOUS FAITH
Piety (Pious men)Eternal lifeSecurity in his relationship with Ann
SCIENCE
Compassmoving of th' earth ( line 9) earthquakes, strike fear into the hearts of men"like gold to airy thinness beat,“ (line 24)refers to precious metal and its physical properties
IMAGERIES
Marriage ring
Path of planets
Alchemical symbol for gold
Path descried by a compass
THE CIRCLE
Death of virtous menmild
Describe how should they separate “Mildly away”“melt” (line 5)“make no noise”“whisper”
Religious imagery“laity” (line 8)Love= spiritiual nature
Senses (line 20) Refined/ purified
Our love is so refined, so otherworldly, that it can still survive without the closeness of eyes,
lips, and hands.
LANGUAGE USE
AS virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say,"Now his breath goes," and some say, "No."
So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move ;'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.
Moving of th' earth brings harms and fears ;Men reckon what it did, and meant ;But trepidation of the spheres, Though greater far, is innocent.
Dull sublunary lovers' love —Whose soul is sense—cannot admit Of absence, 'cause it doth remove The thing which elemented it.
But we by a love so much refined,That ourselves know not what it is, Inter-assurèd of the mind, Care less, eyes, lips and hands to miss.
Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to aery thinness beat.
If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two ; Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do.
And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam,It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home.
Such wilt thou be to me, who must,Like th' other foot, obliquely run ;Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun.
9 stanzas structure 4 lines in each stanzas
As virtuous men pass mildly away, AAnd whisper to their souls to go, BWhilst some of their sad friends do say, A"Now his breath goes," and some say, "No.“ B
So let us melt, and make no noise, C
No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move ; D'Twere profanation of our joys C To tell the laity our love. D
RHYMES
RHYMES 10 syllables for line
Quatrains are not
usual for Donne.
Short stanzas
AS virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say,"Now his breath goes," and some say, "No."
So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move ;'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love.
Moving of th' earth brings harms and fears ;Men reckon what it did, and meant ;But trepidation of the spheres, Though greater far, is innocent.
Dull sublunary lovers' love —Whose soul is sense—cannot admit Of absence, 'cause it doth remove The thing which elemented it.
But we by a love so much refined,That ourselves know not what it is, Inter-assurèd of the mind, Care less, eyes, lips and hands to miss.
Our two souls therefore, which are one, Though I must go, endure not yet A breach, but an expansion, Like gold to aery thinness beat.
If they be two, they are two so As stiff twin compasses are two ; Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show To move, but doth, if th' other do.
And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam,It leans, and hearkens after it, And grows erect, as that comes home.
Such wilt thou be to me, who must,Like th' other foot, obliquely run ;Thy firmness makes my circle just, And makes me end where I begun.
As a compass travels 360 degrees, there are 36 lines
with 10 syllables. In Ptolemaic cosmology, it was believed that after 36,000 years, the planets would return to their original
places of the moment of creation.
Alliteration
Whilst some of their sad friends do say (line 3) Dull sublunary lovers' love (line 13) (Whose soul is sense) cannot admit (line 14) That our selves know not what it is, (line 18) Our two souls therefore, which are one (line 21) Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show Thy firmness makes my circle just, / And makes me end where I begun (lines 35-36)
CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION
FIRST ENCOUNTERS MAINTAINING
MOMENTUMEXPLOITING HIGHLIGHTS
ENDING
HOW TO USE?
A) FIRST ENCOUNTERS USING THE THEME
Choose a main theme from
the poem and explore it in the class.
Think that you are at the
place of Ann, how would you feel
when your husband goes to a trip?
A) FIRST ENCOUNTERS BIOGRAPHICAL MONTAGE
Some photos, objects -anything which is relevant to the author's life
are collected by the teacher. The class speculates about the meaning
of items in montage as a whole class either in groups.
A) FIRST ENCOUNTERS
SEALING THE TIME CAPSULE
Having read the first stanza students are asked to write a range of predictions about the poem
B) MAINTAINING MOMENTUM CHOOSING A MORAL
A list of morals are given to students and they will choose one and support their thoughts. Students can add their own moral
For example; loyalty
B) MAINTAINING MOMENTUM CONTINUING PREDICTIONS
After reading the first stanzas of the poem students are asked to complete a series of statements in writing
Students predict about whether Donne returns to his wife or not
C) EXPLOITING HIGHLIGHTS• Cries for Help
ask sts to write a letter for Ann to a helper (ex: an agony aunt)
D) ENDINGS UNSEALING THE TIME CAPSULE
Now it is time to open the time capsule that they have write at the beginning of the poem
‘‘Out of sight out of mind’’
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DON NOT FORGET REAL LOVE –PERFECT LOVE-
EXPANDS LIKE A GOLD!
MERVE KERVAN
ÖZLEM ÖZAL
ÖZLEM ERCENİK
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