Curated OER
John Donne's Poetry Worksheet
Concluding a study of metaphysical poetry? Challenge John Donne scholars with a worksheet that asks them to identify the subject of several of his poems, to interpret lines, to find examples of metaphysical conceits, and to analyze how...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Metaphysical Poet
This is an encyclopedia artical about the 17th century metaphysical poets: John Donne, Henry Vaughan, Andrew Marvell, John Cleveland, Abraham Cowley, George Herbert and Richard Crashaw. It offers links to more informatation about each of...
Luminarium
Luminarium: Works of John Donne: A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
Luminarium: Works of John Donne: A Valediction Forbidding Mourning in is the text of one of John Donne's most famous poems which uses metaphors and comparisons to explain the separation of two lovers.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Figures of Thought: Conceit
A definition of the term "conceit" as it applies to figures of speech. It further breaks it down into definitions of Petrarchan conceit and metaphysical conceit.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Paradox
Definition of paradox with example from the poetry of John Donne and links to related terms such as oxymoron and metaphysical conceit.