Holy Sonnets
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Holy Sonnets is a renowned sequence of intense, metaphysical religious poems by John Donne that wrestles with themes of sin, death, and divine judgment.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Sonnets canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
metaphysical poetry
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poetry collection ⓘ sonnet sequence ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
divine mercy
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fear of damnation ⓘ personal salvation ⓘ the afterlife ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 1609–1610 ⓘ |
| author | John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | major work of metaphysical poetry ⓘ |
| containsPoem |
Holy Sonnet I: Thou hast made me
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Holy Sonnet IX: If poisonous minerals NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Sonnet VII: At the round earth's imagin'd corners NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Sonnet X: Death, be not proud NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter my heart, three-person'd God NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Sonnet XVII: Since she whom I lov'd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1633 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | posthumous collection of Donne’s poems ⓘ |
| form | sonnet ⓘ |
| genre | religious poetry ⓘ |
| influenced | later religious lyric poetry in English ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
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conceit ⓘ extended metaphor ⓘ paradox ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Metaphysical poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
death
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divine judgment ⓘ divine love ⓘ doubt ⓘ faith ⓘ grace ⓘ mortality ⓘ repentance ⓘ resurrection ⓘ salvation ⓘ sin ⓘ |
| numberOfPoems | varies by manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| period | early 17th century ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
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Christianity ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | varied sonnet rhyme schemes ⓘ |
| studiedIn | English literature courses ⓘ |
| tone |
anxious
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intense ⓘ meditative ⓘ penitential ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfPoems | 19 ⓘ |
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