英美文学,17世纪的英国诗人

2. John Milton(1608-1674)
Works: Paradise Lost (1667) Paradise Regained (1671) Samson Agonistes (1671) Appreciation of the selected part: proud; unconquerable; subversive
Literary terms
Analogy（比附，类比） A literal comparison made between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in most respects. Frequently an unfamiliar or complex object or idea will be compared to a familiar or simpler one in order to explain the first.
Metaphysical Poetry
The term “metaphysical poetry” is commonly used to name the work of the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne. With a rebellious spirit, the metaphysical poets tried to break away from the conventional fashion of the Elizabethan love poetry. The diction is simple as compared with that of the Elizabethan or the Neo-classic periods, and echoes the words and cadences of common speech. The imagery is drawn from the actual life. The form is frequently that of an argument with poet’s beloved, with God, or with himself.
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Blank verse
Blank verse refers to poems of unrhymed lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. Because the poems are unrhymed, the rhyme scheme is “blank”, hence the name.
Unit 4 17th-Century British Poets
1. John Donne(1572-1631) Works: Songs and Sonnets; Elgeies ; Holy Sonnets (Death Be Not Proud) Conceit（别出心裁的比喻） Metaphysical: 形而上的、纯哲学的 after physics