poetry is about metaphor this is like that
is crafting and shaping of thoughts
the distilled essence of thought
3 things-
Billy Collins litany
the interconnectedness of all things thinking during the renaissance
metaphysical is not a philosophy
Meta (from Greek: μετά = “after”, “beyond”, “with”, “adjacent”, “self”), is a prefix used in English to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, used to complete or add to the latter.
idea renaissance- poetry carries truth
give the truest purest idea of life,
word are not worth as much because computers, blogs…
more attentive to words
words were mysterious
poets were set apart
poets were descendants of priest
were was the split?
church abused power wouldn’t let the people read
the church was discredited by discoveries
would not “recant” wrong beliefs
and led to split then complete rejection
distinctions of poetry:
good poetry is rich with many layers such as surface level meaning
reading poetry is like drinking wine best in a group
Batter My Heart:
battering is like a violent attack
political imagery
rhyme scheme = ABBA
meter = iambic pentameter
the form of a poem is integral to its meaning
poetry is meant to be performed
sonnet= 16 lines three quatrains one duo or two quatrains one sextuplet
complaints about love
John Donne shocks readers right from the start
A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
virtuous men depart from the spirit
his friend are not sure when he is dead
meanders more than a sonnet
higher love than most
metaphor of drawing compass
some poets are more accessible
Sonnet 116
topic-love
prompt- a star
high view of love
love doesn’t change with changing circumstances
Sonnet 130