What is the poem the bait about?
This poem shows Donne’s ability to take the standard pastoral form and apply it to a traditional spiritual metaphor. Whereas the traditional pastoral would focus on a shepherd or another land-based outdoorsman, “The Bait” takes as its motif a fisherman.
How will the whispering river be warmed according to the speaker in the poem the bait?
Warm’d by thy eyes, more than the sun; And there the ‘enamour’d fish will stay, Begging themselves they may betray. Donne’s speaker glorifies his lady by giving her the power to warm the “whisp’ring river” with her eyes.
Who said come with me and be my love?
Christopher Marlowe Quotes Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
When did John Donne write the bait?
(The original image above as copied from Wikipedia gives us a view of the poem at the time of its original publication in 1633.)
What is the argument in the bait by John Donne?
John Donne wants the reader to get the point that she is more than the bait being offered. She is more because she can adapt her approach to suit different suitors. She can attract more than one at a time or just one at a time.
What does the title of the poem reveal about the speaker’s descriptions of himself and his lover in lines 28 36?
Lines 28-36 The speaker suggests that he and his beloved may die together (“by love”) just as they lived together. Their love, then, will make them as holy as saints. This explains Donne’s choice of title, but we say a whole lot more about this over in “What’s Up With the Title?”
What is the meter of The Passionate Shepherd to His Love?
It is composed in iambic tetrameter (four feet of unstressed/stressed syllables), with seven (sometimes six, depending on the version) stanzas each composed of two rhyming couplets. It is often used for scholastic purposes for its regular meter and rhythm.
Can live with me and be my love?
Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
What did John Dryden died of?
GoutJohn Dryden / Cause of deathGout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint. Pain typically comes on rapidly, reaching maximal intensity in less than 12 hours. The joint at the base of the big toe is affected in about half of cases. Wikipedia
Who wrote the biography of John Donne?
His father, who, according to Donne’s first biographer, Izaak Walton, was “descended from a very ancient family in Wales,” was a prosperous London merchant. Donne was four when his father died, and shortly thereafter his mother married Dr.
What is the tone of the poem the bait?
The Tone of the poem Goes from Cheerful, Then To A More Cautious Type of feel, Then Ends in darkness or sense of hurt. The Third stanza shows the reader an image of the bait (The woman) openly enchanting the fish of “that live bath”(Line 9).
What do the dove and the eagle symbolize in the poem The Canonization?
Eagle symbolises violence and Dove symbolises peace. Thus by juxtaposing the different images Donne proves his metaphysical metal.