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2- When the Metaphysical poets wrote;
2- Metaphysical poets wrote during the first three-quarters of the 17th century
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4- What did they reflect;
4- The Metaphysical poets reflected the intellectual and spiritual crisis of their age, the
difficult transition from the Renaissance to the Modern Age
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1- Conceit
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3- Paradox
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5- Dramatic monologues
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7- Latinism and Anglo-Saxon poets
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1- What kind of man was the Metaphysical poet?
1- He was a man of wit, sensitivity, knowledge and cleverness
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3- How did he arrange his images?
3- In an unexpected way, so as to surprise the reader
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5- Who was a remarkable poet of the 17th century, along with John Donne? Why?
5- John Milton was a remarkable poet of the 17th century, along with John Donne
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4) Read the text and answer the following questions
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2- Explain in your own words what the speaker asks the addressee to do
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Like, “go and catch a falling star”, or “get with
child a mandrake root”
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3- The last three lines of each stanza contain the theme of the poem
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So, he asks to do impossible things, since it’s impossible to find a woman like
that

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