what type of poetry does john donne write?
Metaphysical poets
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 Donne 's most mature , perhaps most complex work : a remarkable , sustained prose @-@ poem that not only expresses conflicting and powerful internal emotions but also consciously provides its readers with a touching model of the experiences of God 's elect in confronting the inexorable course of human sinfulness that characterizes life on earth . 

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 Augusta , Lady Gregory retold many of the legends of Cú Chulainn in her 1902 book Cuchulain of Muirthemne , which paraphrased the originals but also romanticized some of the tales and omitted most of the more violent content . This first translation was very popular , supported by the Celtic Revival movement . It featured an introduction by her friend William Butler Yeats , who wrote several pieces based on the legend , including the plays On Baile 's Strand ( 1904 ) , The Green Helmet ( 1910 ) , At the Hawk 's Well ( 1917 ) , The Only Jealousy of Emer ( 1919 ) and The Death of Cuchulain ( 1939 ) , and a poem , Cuchulain 's Fight with the Sea ( 1892 ) . 

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 Donne was of the opinion – as were many others of the age – that illness reflected a state of internal sinfulness , and constituted a visit from God . Despite being ordered to rest , he insisted that a pen and paper be given to him , and he wrote down his impressions of the disease . After his recovery , in December , these became Devotions upon Emergent Occasions , one of his few published prose works , and also one of only seven printed works of which he acknowledged authorship . Written with " near super @-@ human speed and concentration " , the work was registered with the Stationers ' Company by 9 January 1624 . It was published that year , and again in 1634 and 1638 . The full , albeit rarely used , title is Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions , and severall steps in my Sicknes . 

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 The poem opens with a reference to a Catholic legend as Donne says : 

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 His poetry , usually on the subjects of hunting and country life , was light @-@ hearted and popular . In 1834 he published his Hunting Songs , which ran to eight editions . Titles of the songs include " A Good Merry Gallop for Me ! " and " Farmer Dobbin " . His nine @-@ stanza poem " Quaesitum meritis " is considered to be his best work . He created signposts on his estate with rhyming inscriptions , some of which are still present . He also published more serious documents about the cattle plague of 1747 – 49 . Lord Halifax referred to him as " a perfect combination , a good churchman , a good landlord , a keen sportsman , and a man of literary tastes " . In his 1885 book Hunting , the Duke of Beaufort described Warburton as ' that Homer of the hunting @-@ field ' . 
