John Donne terminology
Geocentric
IN THE GOOD MORROW, THE SUN RISING
The theory that the earth is at the middle of the cosmos of the universe
Heliocentric
IN THE GOOD MORROW
the theory that the sun is the middle of the cosmos of the universe
An aubade
THE SUN RISING
A poem to the dawn
Metaphysical poetry
A certain style of poetry that is reliant on conceits, long and illogical metaphors of comparison, and philosophical concepts (geocentric, heliocentric etc)
'carpe diem'
To seize the day
'momento mori'
Remember you have to die
An amorretti
a witty love poem that often uses a motif of an insect as a vehicle for the chaste unsion of lovers