The Cavalier poets, John Donne, Sir John Suckling, Andrew Marvell, and Robert Suckling, claim that people must sacrifice some part of themselves so that they could experience love, whether it be romantic, sexual, or religious love. As described in "Holy Sonnet 14" by John Donne, a person must give up some part of themselves so that they could experience religious love. ... In the poem, the narrator says, "That I may rise, and stand, o'erthrow me, 'and bend Your force, to breake, blowe, burn and make me new" (Donne 3-4). ... He says: Take mee to you, imprison ...

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Views on Death Distinguishing a poets" rhetoric styles on death such as, "Death, Be Not Proud," by John Donne, shares his view on death as a transformation into eternal life. ... "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so," "Death, Be Not Proud," by John Donne. John Donne's sonnet uses a lot of personification in his poem, narrating death as to be speaking of a person. ... Donne's sonnet is also a contradiction on his feelings on the subject of death referring to it as "Mighty and dreadful," mighty being something great, and ...

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This objective seems to be exactly what John Donne and Andrew Marvell are both seeking to accomplish in their poems; "The Flea" and "To His Coy Mistress". ... Donne sites, "And cloister"d in these living walls of jet And sacrilege, three sins in killing three" (Donne, line 15, 18), both lines conveying the divine imagery. ... Just like in Donne's account, Marvell expresses his notion utilizing some religious imagery. ... Although, just like it was for Donne's account, we cannot conclude that Marvell is religious in his nature. ... In short, John Donne and Andrew Marvell are ver...

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