When reading the poem "The Bait- by John Donne, one may initially interpret the poem to be one about fishing. ... Here, Donne gives his first clue that this is actually a love poem. "And there th' enamored fish will stay, Begging themselves they may betray (Donne). ... In the second stanza, "by thy eyes- is an example of consonance (Donne). ... In conclusion "The Bait- by John Donne is one in which the entirety of the poem is about a man and his quest to catch a woman that he adores. ...

• Word Count: 751
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Violent imagery in a holy sonnet: Batter my heart, three-personed God In John Donne's "Batter my heart, three-personed God ," the speaker is in despair about his ability to be chaste. ... The marriage idea is a metaphor and another conceit that Donne uses in the poem. ...

• Word Count: 750
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"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...

• Word Count: 607
• Approx Pages: 2

Through the implementation of lyrical libido Sappho, Asclepiades, the writer of Song of Songs, and Philodemus the Epicurean, along with contemporary and modern writers, Donne, Herrick, Yeats, John Berryman, Anne Sexton, Tony Hoagland, and Sharon Olds, create a unifying link between disparate worlds and immortalize an otherwise ephemeral aspect of life. ...

• Word Count: 1123
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate