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John Donne

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Donne: "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"

Lesson plan on the conceits of Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning."
Poetry Lesson plan Figurative language John Donne

Checklist: Analyzing the Poem

A checklist for taking notes on a poem before writing, using Donne's "The Flea."
Poetry Explication Checklist John Donne

Explication Schedule

The daily steps for writing an explication of Donne's "The Flea," from the first reading to the final paper.
Poetry Explication John Donne Schedule

Grading Form: Explication

The grading form for an explication, scored on content, style, and mechanics.
Poetry Explication Scoring rubric John Donne

Questions for Analysis: The Flea

Sixteen questions that guide a close reading of Donne's "The Flea," from speaker and tone to diction and imagery.
Poetry Explication John Donne Close reading

Revision Guide: The Flea

What to fix when revising an explication of "The Flea": content, style, and mechanics.
Poetry Explication John Donne Revision

Student Model: The Flea

A student's explication of Donne's "The Flea," stanza by stanza.
Poetry Explication John Donne Student sample

Batter my heart, three-person’d God

Rick Reed introduces John Donne’s Holy Sonnet XIV beside Purgatorio, with the text of the poem.
Poetry John Donne British literature Religion Dante Purgatorio