When Death Dies Where Does Death Go

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

When deconstructing the text ‘W;t’, by Margaret Edson, a comparative study of the poetry of John Donne is necessary for a better conceptual understanding of the values and ideas presented in Edson’s ‘W;t’. Through this comparative study, the audience is able to develop an extended understanding of the ideas surrounding death. This is achieved through the use of the semi-colon in the dramas title, ‘W;t’. Edson also uses juxtapositions and the literary device, wit, to shape and

Death is a controversial and sensitive subject. When discussing death, several questions come to mind about what happens in our afterlife, such as: where do you go and what do you see? Emily Dickinson is a poet who explores her curiosity of death and the afterlife through her creative writing ability. She displays different views on death by writing two contrasting poems: one of a softer side and another of a more ridged and scary side. When looking at dissimilar observations of death it can be seen how private and special it is; it is also understood that death is inevitable so coping with it can be taken in different ways. Emily Dickinson’s poems “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” and “I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died” show both

I see John Donne doing the same thing in this poem, the tone is somewhat straight forward and serious, with the narrator having a down speaking tone and somewhat apathetic to the things being conveyed in this poem. “And when she buries a man, that action concerns me” this is an indicator of the tone being used once again. It is clear that the line is speaking about death, it is pretty common that death is taking seriously and in which we would be serious when speaking on it. John Donne also uses alliterations throughout this poem along with repetition. “congregation to come”, “the church is catholic”, are examples of alliteration he used. “the action concerns me”, “for whom this bell tolls” are used as repetition. All of these examples are used to help remind the reader what exactly they are reading and gathering from the poem. I think that these all lighten the mood of the poem so it’s not total darkness.

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

Both the “Valediction Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne and “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson contain age-old themes. These themes focus on inevitable feelings and events of life; love and death. Although both “Valediction Forbidding Mourning” and “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” contain the two themes, they differ greatly in how they are presented and what they represent. In “Valediction Forbidding Mourning,” a husband traveling away from his wife is consoling her.

John Donne’s diction, detail, point of view, metaphysical format, and tone used in “Holy Sonnet 10” convey both a feeling of cynical and domination, and also a sense of mockery of death. The effects on the reader include assurance and confidence in facing death.

In “Death Be Not Proud”, by John Donne uses a inspiring personification, a convincing paradox, a classic allusion, and a mind bending imagery to develop a tone that shifts from informative to mockery and applies that death isn't scary and that we should be ready for it. First, the theme created in “Death Be Not Proud”, by John Donne was that death isn't scary. One way the speaker expressed that death isn't scary was through a powerful personification. The speaker wanted to make it clear that death can't defeat the people and he made the point clear when he stated, “Thou’art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,”(ln. 9). The people are the ones that control their destiny not death.

“Death be not proud” by John Donne personifies death, as its title aptly prescribes. Giving death human traits allows the writer to blast him with colorful images full of sarcasm and a tone of defiance. The ultimate message of the author provokes the human soul to resist the fear of death.

“Death Be Not Proud” by John Donne and “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” by Emily Dickinson both focus around aspects of death. These two poems feature death as a personified figure rather than an abstract concept. However, they diverge in their themes and ideas. Furthermore, both of these poems clash in their formatting and rhyme schemes. Donne and Dickinson’s poems differ in form and theme, but are similar in their literary devices.

Donne transformed the love poetry he wrote in his early days, beginning in 1617 with the death of his wife Anne More, to religious poetry with a strong sense of awareness of death and its import. This poetic development from classical poetry to more personal poetry reflects the events that marked his own life, and can be traced throughout his poetry. This kind of personal and thereby

It can be argued, that Donne’s poem is written with the concept of love in mind. However, at the beginning of the poem, we are able to identify the notion of death. In the first line, the poet writes ‘As virtuous men passé mildly away,...’ The adjective ‘virtuous’ could possibly connote a person with high moral and ethical principles. With this we could argue, that the deaths of these men may be unnecessary; that they did not need or have to die. Their life has been morally and ethically just, and their deaths, were to an extent, unjust. On the other hand, metaphysically speaking, the first stanza could be interpreted through the voice comparing his separation from his love like a person dying and having their soul separate from their body. It is possible to argue, that the poet is trying to address the idea that the body is a physical element of a person, but the soul is a spiritual one. Which in turn, can be seen as Donne suggesting that the regardless of the fact that he and his lover are phycially separate and unable to love each other physically; the poet and his lover can love on a spiritual and soulful level. We are able to see this more prominently, through the use of the verb ‘melt’. Donne is instructing the physical element of a person to die, so that their spiritual element can

Holy Sonnet 10 speaks of death, or really this sonnet addresses death. When analyzing this sonnet I noticed that Donne sometimes capitalized the “D” in death and other times he does not. After reading the whole sonnet I gathered that there are certain points where Donne is addressing death, as death in a human-like aspect. Where as Donne is addressing death singly as an individual. In the other aspect, where Donne does not capitalize death, he speaks of it as the actual meaning that life gives us of death. The action of actually dying, where Donne does not address that type of death himself instead, he just speaks of death. The way Donne

By making many references to the Bible, John Donne's Holy Sonnets reveal his want to be accepted and forgiven by God. A fear of death without God's forgiveness of sins is conveyed in these sonnets. Donne expresses extreme anxiety and fright that Satan has taken over his soul and God won't forgive him for it or his sins. A central theme of healing and forgiveness imply that John Donne, however much he wrote about God and being holy, wasn't such a holy man all of the time and tried to make up for it in his writing.

By using metaphysical conceits in "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," Donne attempts to convince his love (presumably his wife) that parting is a positive experience which should not be looked upon with sadness. In the first stanza, Donne compares