Imagery In Donne S Poetry. An imagery may consist of conceit simile metaphor hyperbole allusion and other figures of speech. Imagery in john donne s satyres sherry z i v l e y despite the extensive critical commen tary on much of john donne s poetry his satyres have been for the most part neglected being discussed briefly in major works on donne s poetry and being cited in.
Imagery means the making of pictures in word. The simple comparison shows an aspect of donne s imagery obscured by the development in the longer images. Thesis m a boston university 1948.
An imagery may consist of conceit simile metaphor hyperbole allusion and other figures of speech.
Johnson s is an unflattering way of putting it but donne s metaphysical imagery is characterized by juxtaposing the sacred and the profane and startling us with his imagery. This process donne added a fanciful element bringing into his poetry the conceit. Donne draws his images from various fields of. This item was digitized by the internet archive.