Title of Work: Death, be not proud Author: John Donne John Donne's Death, be not proud is a particularly interesting poem that expresses the act of dying as something natural and pleasant abandoning the reputation it has held for being frightening or powerful. ... The idea that Death can die is startling and hard to imagine, but it makes sense in light of Donne's reasoning. ... Donne successfully used various literary conventions to portray a specific image of Death in this poem. ... I had never before considered the points made by Donne until reading this poem. ... ...

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In such a way, Donne places them above the "mortal earth". ... Donne's most famous conceit is then introduced. ... At first this seems ridiculous, but Donne shows how it makes sense. ... Donne is writing this poem in desperation. ... Donne has melded his erudition, poetic skill and his emotions into what some call "unrealistic" (John Dryden late 1600's) poems, but for the better part of three hundred years, people have evaluated his poetry as highly intellectual pieces of "Art", coupled with universally relevant themes. ...

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On the other hand, John Donne's, "Death be not Proud, though some have called thee", addresses the facts that "Death" is not the end of the life but in many ways a new beginning. ... Donne has used iambic pentameter as medium represent his ideas. ... Donne provokes us to confront death and defeat it rather than just being a victim of death, and thus it creates a mood. ... His sonnet also has a similarity to Donne's poem in the fact that it uses the same iambic pentameter. ... In contrast, John Donne's entire sonnet directly addresses death. ...

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"A Hymn to God the Father" by John Donne is an insightful poem that addresses the speaker's unease caused by the sins he has committed throughout his life and the inner battle to relieve his fear of death. The speaker is supposedly John Donne because he was on the verge of death when writing this poem and was deeply religious during the latter part of his life. ... The poem "A Hymn to God the Father," although assumed to be spoken by John Donne, could have been inspired by his thoughts but ultimately written for all of humanity. ... Donne writes with a very regular style, the first four l...

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" and John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning". ... Donne's poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning", Valediction means "an act of bidding farewell". (Merriam-Webster) Donne wrote the poem to his wife because he was going on a trip and knew she was going to miss him but didn't want her crying because he would be back. He writes, So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear –floods, nor sigh-tempests move; 'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love (l.5-8) Donne is telling his wife that he knows she doesn&...

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• Grade Level: High School