Comparing Death

When comparing “Death, be not proud” (John Donne) the most comparable poem was “Because I could not stop for death” (Emily Dickinson). These poems were obviously similar in using death as the topic however; they were also similar in their attitude toward death. Donne expresses that death isn’t as powerful as it thinks it is. Donne is saying that although Death (referring to death as a person) thinks he's something special, because he has the power to take life, really, he's not. Death isn’t special because he must take everyone whether they're kings or just regular men. So that means he's really a slave to every

In literature, themes shape and characterize an author’s writing making each work unique as different points of view are expressed within a writing’s words and sentences. This is the case, for example, of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death.” Both poems focus on the same theme of death, but while Poe’s poem reflects that death is an atrocious event because of the suffering and struggle that it provokes, Dickinson’s poem reflects that death is humane and that it should not be feared as it is inevitable. The two poems have both similarities and differences, and the themes and characteristics of each poem can be explained by the author’s influences and lives.

Two literary pieces, “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by, Dylan Thomas and “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by, Emily Dickinson are both poems that discuss the topic of death. While there are some similarities and comparisons between the two poems, when it comes to the themes, both poets writing styles are quite different from one another which makes each poem unique. Thomas and Dickinson both use identical figurative language devices and other literature symbolisms as they explain their main themes which contrasts the differences to the concept of death. These distinct variations between poems are apparent in both the form, and how the choice of words is used in the poems. Both of the authors have presented two very different ideas on death. The poems are well distinguished literature devices, they share minor similarities and differences between each other and how they present the meaning of death to a toll.

Donne's view of death is that it is an insignificant thing that has no power over people. By saying "One short sleep past, we wake eternally" (13), he illustrates that he believes that there is some sort of afterlife. In fact, he says that the time that death has power

The poems “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” by Dylan Thomas and “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A. E. Housman both discuss how each author views death. But, both poems have drastically different opinions upon the matter. Thomas in “Do Not Go Gentle” is full despair and hatred towards death, and is tries to convince his father not to accept death. Whereas, Housman in “To an Athlete” expresses that a young death is beautiful and glorious. That a young death shouldn’t be just seen as sad, but more as honorable.

The theme of Dylan Thomas and W.B Yeats poems are about death. In Do Not Go “Gentle Into The Good Night” the author is telling his father not to die and to stay strong. He does this by repeating ”Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” In ” When You Are Old “The narrator said” And pace upon the mountain overhead And his face amid a crowd of stars.” The narrator is looking down on her from when he passed away.

"Death, Be Not Proud" by John Donne, "Because I could not stop for Death" and "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died" by Emily Dickinson all have one theme in common: death. Typically, death is associated with negative connotations, but "Death, Be Not Proud" is a more cheerful tale of how death lost its sting. "Because I could not stop for Death" also has a similar theme because. Like the other two poems, "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died" talks about an interruption of a person's death by a fly. "Death. Be Not Proud," "Because I could not stop for Death," and "I heard a Fly buzz - when I died" are all poems revolving around the theme of death.

It was the first of two deaths that has ever happened in mankind. On February 14th ,2000 2am at night ,Mrs Parker, an old woman died suspiciously in her house on Redvilla ,Northwood street. The day after, suspects say that the killer was also run over by and found dead. Was this a coincidence or not?

In his first quatrain, Donne approaches “Death” as if it was standing in front of him. In a defiant tone, he tells him “Death be not be proud…” (1). He builds his defiance by telling “Death” that, in spite of what others may have told him, he isn’t “mighty” (2) or “dreadful” (2). The sarcasm climaxes as Donne tells “Death” the reality that those whom he thinks he has slain really aren’t dead, nor can “Death” slay this

“Ashes” and “When You Are Old” looked at death and love from a physical approach, but these ones by Shakespeare and Donne are more focused on what comes after death and love in a metaphysical manner. In “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?,” the narrator compares a woman he loves to the beauty of a summer day; and in this way, he immortalizes her and the love that he has for her. In the lines, “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee,” it shows that years after this was written, people would be able to see the love that the narrator had with the person of whom he speaks of and it eternalizes that relationship (Shakespeare 13-14). A similar connection is made between death and the afterlife in Donne’s “Death be not Proud;” however, in regards to death. In this poem, death likened to a short sleep, which after “we wake eternally” (Donne 807). These two poems shed a different light on the relationship between love and death than the first two discussed. The first ones look at death as a definite end, in which the body forever lies in the ground and never does anything else, and love is seen as only a connection between two people, that once severed dies. However, in these poems, death is not seen as an end, but as a beginning to another life, and love is seen as

Here, Donne is confronting Death to declare that he is not as immensely impactful as he thinks he is. Throughout the poem, Donne is speaking to Death and at some point he metaphorically compares Death to “rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, much pleasure” (5-6). To continue to belittle Death, Donne compares him to rest and sleep which both are nothing but peaceful and harmless. Not only are these two harmless, but Donne also mentions that when woken from these pleasurable and peaceful functions, they will “wake

Who does not cower in fear upon the thought of death? Almost everybody does! However, people have differing views on the abstract idea of dying. In examining the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death? by Emily Dickinson and "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night? by Dylan Thomas, it is evident that the poets use contrasting and comparative techniques in their unique presentations of the concept of death. In the poem "Because I Could Not Stop For Death? Emily Dickinson presents the idea of acceptance of death, whereas in the poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night? Dylan Thomas presents the idea of refusal and opposition to death. Despite the differences in theme, these two poets both use similar figurative language devices, such as

Is death a slave to fate or is it a dreaded reality? People differ on the opinion of death, some people view death as a new beginning which should not be feared, while many people perceive death as an atrocious monster. Death be not proud, by John Donne is a poem that challenges death and the idea of its ferocity. Donne’s work is greatly influenced by the death of his countless family members, friends and spouse. Donne was not only a poet, but he was also a priest in the Church of England, so his interest in religion and his belief in eternal life after death, also contributed greatly to his work. The poem Death be not proud, is a metaphysical poem about death, in which John Donne undermines, ridicules, and determines the meaning of death, according to his perspective.

The central theme, introduced quite early within the poem, is the helplessness of death. Throughout the poem the speaker belittles death and approaches it with such bravery and poise. Donne confronts death by saying it is not in any regard “mighty and dreadful” (2), but rather brings “much pleasure” (7). Death is personified in the poem, and in this regard, possess no greater power over man. The speaker of the poem is Donne himself. He uses his literary tools of rhetoric and poetic devices to belittle death. Throughout the poem, the speaker comes across as being slightly arrogant, but he refuses to show weakness. His arrogance shows that he is not afraid of death as he demands death not to be proud. Donne takes the association of death and sleep, and reinvents this comparison to a greater effect. He describes sleep as being “pictures” (5) of death and death is no more different or more frightening. He extends this metaphor throughout the poem. In the second last line of the poem he

It looks quite apparent to rename the poem as such, as the main theme of the poem appears to be making a fool of Death itself. In this poem, it seems like the speaker is addressing an elegy or requiem to Death as he would normally do to a human being. The aspect of speaking of an abstract concept as if it were gifted with life is a literary device known as personification or prosopeia in the Greek Term (M.H. Abrams, 1999). The personification of death brings it to the level of the common man, practically considered as human. Death is often associated to fear, fatality, pain and end, but in Death be not Proud, the narrator offers a different view of what death should be. (Death will be referred as ‘he’ due to the personification) According to the speaker, Death shouldn’t be proud, though people consider him as a king “Mighty” who has the power of doing terrible “dreadful” things like taking them away from their lifetime acquisitions “for, thou art not”. He is not only making a fool out of death but also stating that there is nothing to be afraid of, as for him, “poore death” cannot kill people but is only as pleasurable as “rest and sleepe”. It seems like Donne uses the idea of Christian eternal life, arguing that people are not killed as death is only the start of eternal life “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in