1. Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed and Amores
The silent mistress finds herself being fashioned to whatever her lover pleases as she stands before him. ... " (Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed, line 30). ... In Donne's "Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed", the speaker says, "O my America! ... In addition, Donne's "Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed" and Ovid's Amores are ridden with violent imagery. ... Donne does not take time to revel at the reveal of each new part of the mistress' body; in fact, he does not go into to detail of her body at all. ...
- Word Count: 2685
- Approx Pages: 11
- Grade Level: Undergraduate