Bring a copy of the following file to class on Thursday and Friday.
metaphysical_collection.pdf |
For Thursday:
For Friday:
- Reread "The Bait" by John Donne, included in the Pastoral Lyric Collection.
- Identify the conceit, or controling metaphor, in this poem.
For Friday:
- Familiarize yourself with the poems in the Metaphysical Collection file (above).
- Be sure to read through each poem once. You may want to annotate each poem, paying particular atttention to the conceit of each (they -- the conceits -- are unexpected).