Day 1
John Donne is the most supreme example of the metaphysical poets, a name
commonly gave to a group of English poets in the 1600’s.
Inspired by philosophical views of the universe, they examined the role of the
human spirit in the drama of life.
Correction of unclear pronoun reference
Correct use of absolute adjective
Correct past participle of irregular verb
Day 1
John Donne is the supreme example of the metaphysical poets, a name
commonly given to a group of English poets in the 1600’s.
Correct use of absolute adjective
Correct past participle of irregular verb
Inspired by philosophical views of the universe, these poets examined the role
of the human spirit in the drama of life.
Correction of unclear pronoun reference
Day 2
As a young man, Donne delighted in the composition of love poems, religious
poetry was the interest he turned to in later life.
In both, Donne showed the same exact intensity and wit, using elaborate and
fanciful comparisons called conceits.
Elimination of redundancy
Use of semicolon to correct run-on sentence
Elimination of faulty parallel structure
Day 2
As a young man, Donne delighted in the composition of love poems; he
turned to religious poetry in later life.
Use of semicolon to correct run-on sentence
Elimination of faulty parallel structure
In both, Donne showed the same intensity and wit, using elaborate and
fanciful comparisons called conceits.
Elimination of redundancy
Day 3
Everyone is familiar with Donne’s unforgettable words, No man is an island,
entire of itself….
In the same paragraph, Donne writes, “.…never send to know for whom the bell
tolls; it tolls for thee".
Correct placement of period within quotation marks
Correct use of ellipsis points for partial quotations
Use of quotation marks to show a writer’s exact words
Day 3
Everyone is familiar with Donne’s unforgettable words, “No man is an
island, entire of itself....”
Use of quotation marks to show a writer’s exact words
In the same paragraph, Donne writes, “…never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
Correct use of ellipsis points for partial quotations
Correct placement of period with quotation marks
Day 4
A master at blending thought and emotion, Donne’s forceful language has the
quality of everyday speech.
In his forties, John Donne became an anglican priest, and his sermons
magnificent performances attracted huge crowds.
Capitalization of religious terms
Use of commas to set off appositive
Correction of dangling modifier
Day 4
A master at blending thought and emotion, Donne used forceful language
with the quality of everyday speech.
Correction of dangling modifier
In his forties, John Donne became an Anglican priest, and his sermons,
magnificent performances, attracted huge crowds.
Capitalization of religious terms
Use of commas to set off appositive
Day 5
Largely ignored for almost 300 years, the work of John Donne was re-discovered
in this century.
Doubtless, Donne’s internal conflict between hope and disillusionment speaks as
sincere to our age as it did theirs.
Use of adverbs to modify verbs
Correction of unclear pronoun reference
Elimination of unnecessary hyphen
Day 5
Largely ignored for almost 300 years, the work of John Donne was
rediscovered in this century.
Elimination of unnecessary hyphen
Doubtlessly, Donne’s internal conflict between hope and disillusionment
speaks as sincerely to our age as it did the poet’s.
Use of adverbs to modify verbs
Correction of unclear pronoun reference