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Unit 10: Poetry : John Donne’s “The Good Morrow”

. . . since thy duties be Notes
To warm the world, that’s done in warming us,
Shine here to us, and thou art everywhere;
This bed thy centre is; these walls, thy sphere.

10.4 Key-Words

1. Childish pleasure : Like sucking mother’s milk
2. Vagaries of weather or time : Decline
3. Declining west : Where the sun sets

10.5 Review Questions

1. Donne’s use of meter is frequently surprising; he will often apply a regular ABAB rhyme scheme
to lines of wildly erratic tempo. What are some of the poems in which he uses this technique?
What effect does it have on the poems, either aesthetically or thematically, or both?
2. What is a critical analysis of John Donne as a poet of love??
3. What is the “seven sleepers den” in the poem Good Morrow by John Donne?
4. What are the metaphysical qualities we can see in the poem “Good Morrow?
5. How we can discuss the theme of the poem “The Good-Morrow” by John Donne?
Answers: Self-Assessment
1. Love Poet 2. Metaphor.

10.6 Further Readings

1. “English for Competitive Exams” By Dr. R.P. Bhatnagar
2. “Unique Quintessence of General English” Edited By Dr. S. Sen and Others and
revised by Dr. G.S. Mansukhani.

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