Post on 21-Dec-2015
transcript
• Born: June 11, 1572
• Wife was Anne Lewis
• Children: Mary and Benjamin
(“Ben Jonson”)
• Died on August 6, 1637
Biographical Information
Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.
Seven years tho' wert lent to me, and I thee pay,
Exacted by thy fate, on the just day.
“On My First Son”
O, could I lose all father now! For why
Will man lament the state he should envy?
To have so soon 'scap'd world's and flesh's rage,
And if no other misery, yet age?
Rest in soft peace, and, ask'd, say, "Here doth lie
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry."
For whose sake henceforth all his vows be
such,
As what he loves may never like too much.
“On My First Son”
Analysis Spenserian rhyme scheme
Grieving Father
Epitaph
Serious tone and somber mood
(Shmoop Editorial Team)
Three Themes
Metaphor: Ben Jonson is the best piece
of poetry (Jonson, Ben)
Interesting InformationO Jonson went to jail two timesO None of his original tragedies
survived O Buried in Westminster Abbey
WORKS CITED
“Ben Jonson.” Ben Jonson. Soylent Communications, 2014. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.
"Ben Jonson." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 30 Sep. 2014.
Jonson, Ben. “On My First Son.” Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2008. Print.
Shmoop Editorial Team. “On My First Son.” Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.