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Message of "Holy Sonnet 10"
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Death will not overtake me or make me afraid because I have faith in eternal life.
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Definition of metaphysical conceit
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Extended metaphor; comparison of two unlike things throughout the poem
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Why is "Holy Sonnet 10" considered a metaphysical conceit?
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Death is compared to a human being that, though seemingly evil, has no power over others
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Definition of paradox
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A contradiction that reveals a kind of truth
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What's the truth in the phrase "Death, thou shalt die"?
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Not really dying! the speaker is actually awakening to eternal life! hahaha Death!
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What is Donne talking about in "Song" (two ideas)
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Love and death....the kind of things all suffering poets think about
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What literary device is this: "Yesternight went hence and yet is here today"
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Paradox....how can it be gone but not really be gone?
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What is meant by..."when thou weep'st, unkindly kind, my life's blood doth decay."
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It's so nice that you cry becaue you love me, but I feel bad inside when you do.
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What is God being compared to in "Med 17"?
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He is the publisher of the book (we're the chapters).
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What is the theme of "Med 17"?
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We are all connected in mankind...when one man dies, we die with him.
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What happens when we chapters are "translated" after death in "Med 17"?
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When we die, we transcend into a different variation of our lives, into eternal life
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What was the author's motive for writing "Med 17"?
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He wants to inform the world about the spiritual connection between life and death for everyone.
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Vocabulary: profanation
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Blasphemous behavior; irreverence for what is sacred
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Vocabulary: breach
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Failure to perform some promised act or obligation
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Vocabulary: contention
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The instance of striving in controversy or debate
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