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Then write a
sentence for each year
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1591: after he went to Oxford, in this year, he entered the Inns of Court, in London, to
study law
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Thomas Egerton,
one of the highest officials in Elizabeth's government
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1611: in this year, Sir
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1615: since many people, including King James I, recognised his potential as a
religious thinker and preacher, urged him to take holy orders in the Anglican church
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1631: in this year, he died, buried in St
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2) Answer the following questions about the work of John Donne
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2- Why is Donne’s imagery impressive?
2- Donne’s imagery is impressive for its range and variety and its rejection of the
conventionally ornamental
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4- What are the most pervasive images in his poetry?

4- The most pervasive and powerful image in Donne is that “death” is often connected with
darkness and sickness
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5- How did he change the tradition of love poetry?
5- The Petrarchan tradition had already set the rule for love poetry when Donne wrote
“Songs and Sonnets”, where he changed the concepts concerning love and women

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