CAVALIER POETRY

CAVALIER POETRY

• Cavalier poetry started in the 17th century and was supported by King Charles I.
• It was originated in England.
• Cavalier Poetry was centered around sensual, romantic love and also the idea of carpe diem

INVOLVEMENT

• Ben Johnson
• Robert Herrick
• Richard Lovelace
• Thomas Carew
• Sir John Suckling

BIOGRAPHY OF BEN JOHNSON

• Johnson was born on June 11,1572 and died on August 6, 1637
• His family originally came from the people of the Anglo-Scottish border.
• Three of his famous works are: The Alchemist
• Every man in his humor, and Barthomew Fayre: A Comedy
• Johnson's father was a minister that died before his Birth. His mom remaried a brick layer.

Kim, composite of all my loves,
less real than most, more real than all;
of my making, all the good and
some of the bad, yet of yourself;
sole, unique, strong, alone,
whole, independent, one: yet mine
in that you cannot be unfaithful.

Analysis
What I believe this poem is saying is that Kim is a composite of all Women, which implies that she can represent all types of Women, therefore he would not be unfaithful because everything that he would want would be in this one girl.

Application
I can apply this to my own life by being satisfied with the characteristics that one person can present and stay with that one person.

WORK CITED

• "POEM: FOR A GIRL IN A BOOK BY BEN JONSON." POEM: FOR A GIRL IN A BOOK BY BEN JONSON. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.
• "Ben Johnson." Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2014.