Delight in Disorder
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"Delight in Disorder" is a well-known 17th-century lyric poem by Robert Herrick that celebrates the charming beauty found in slight imperfection and disorder.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Robert Herrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | Robert Herrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthYear | 1591 ⓘ |
| authorDeathYear | 1674 ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| centralIdea | slight disorder can enhance beauty ⓘ |
| contrastBetween |
art and nature
ⓘ
precision and spontaneity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReception | frequently anthologized in English literature collections ⓘ |
| culturalContext | English Renaissance lyric tradition ⓘ |
| famousLine |
A sweet disorder in the dress
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Do more bewitch me than when art / Is too precise in every part ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| focus |
sensuous appreciation of minor flaws
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visual details of clothing ⓘ |
| form | short lyric ⓘ |
| genre | love poetry ⓘ |
| imageryType |
tactile imagery
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visual imagery ⓘ |
| includedIn | Hesperides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later discussions of the beauty of imperfection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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enjambment ⓘ imagery ⓘ oxymoron ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Cavalier poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| literaryReputation | one of Robert Herrick’s best-known poems ⓘ |
| meter | irregular iambic meter ⓘ |
| originalCollectionPublicationYear | 1648 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect | preference for naturalness over artifice ⓘ |
| poeticSpeaker | first-person observer ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
courses on 17th-century English poetry
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courses on lyric poetry ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a woman’s dress and appearance ⓘ |
| theme |
aesthetics of spontaneity
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beauty in imperfection ⓘ disorder and charm ⓘ tension between order and freedom ⓘ |
| tone |
lightly ironic
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playful ⓘ |
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