A full class on the poem, and on teasing out the metonymic interaction of its metaphors.  The interesting sexual switch at the very end.  A discussion mid-class about whether people liked Donne passionately or not: are his wit and strangeness a bug or a feature. Is his poetry poetry you want to quote?

A full class on the poem, and on teasing out the metonymic interaction of its metaphors. The interesting sexual switch at the very end. A discussion mid-class about whether people liked Donne passionately or not: are his wit and strangeness a bug or a feature. Is his poetry poetry you want to quote?

A full class on the poem, and on teasing out the metonymic interaction of its metaphors. &nbsp;The interesting sexual switch at the very end. &nbsp;A discussion mid-class about whether people liked Donne passionately or not: are his wit and strangeness a bug or a feature. Is his poetry poetry you want to quote?

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