Metaphysical poem "The Dream"by John Donne

1. Topic: the Metaphysical poem “The Dream” by John Donne Name: Parmar Jinal B. Roll no.: 1 6 Paper no.: 1 – The Renaissance Literature Semester: 1 M.A. Year: 2013-2014 Submitted to: Smt. S. B. Gardi Department of English M. K. Bhavnagar University

2. John Donne Introduction Metaphysical poet Dr. Johnson uses term School of Donne His style

3. John Donne’s Poems His Metaphysical poems : The Flea The Ecstacy The Damp Song: Sweetest Love, I do not go The Dream

4. Characteristics of Metaphysical poetry Far-Fetched images Conceit Dramatic Quality All metaphysicals were the men of learning Paradox

5. Poem “The Dream” ‘The Dream’ is a Metaphysical poem The poem is addressed by a lover to his beloved Uses the feminine pronoun His Dream not based on imagination but based on reason and logic “Dearest, for nothing worth less than you Would I have woken up from this dream; For reality was stronger than fantasy.”

6. His Dream discontinues not because of her voice but her eye just like lightening He compared to her with an angel Donne uses conceit in this line word like ‘Lightning’ “ As lightning, or the light of a candle, Your eyes, and not your noise woke me;”

7. There is irony in the lines, “Yet I thought thee / — For thou lovest truth—an angel, at first sight” He compare his love with torch and gave element of fear, sin and shame for pure love “Love becomes weak with fear And if this fear is a mixture of shame, then have honor Like torches, which must be ready for Men to light and put out, so you deal with me;”

8. He expressing his love in a Metaphysical style Donne uses Far-fetched images Use certain conceit for example images like, ‘Lightening’, ‘torch’, ‘mixture’, ‘prophane’, etc…

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