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    In Holy Sonnets, Donne expresses profoundly personal thoughts while addressing theological themes of death, divine verdict, divine love and repentance.   Death not be proud Summary

    In Holy Sonnets, Donne expresses profoundly personal thoughts while addressing theological themes of death, divine verdict, divine love and repentance.

     

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    Euphemism- A euphemism is a term that is used to express something else in place of something harsh. Euphemism is used throughout the poem to describe the end of life. Repetition- Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words. Eg, death. Death not be proud Summary

    1. Euphemism- A euphemism is a term that is used to express something else in place of something harsh. Euphemism is used throughout the poem to describe the end of life.
    2. Repetition- Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words. Eg, death.

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    The readers are given an ironic sense of comfort by the confident tone of "Death, be not Proud" and straightforward confrontation with death since it implies that death is not in any way anything to be afraid of but that death will ultimately be defeated by something even stronger.   Death notRead more

    The readers are given an ironic sense of comfort by the confident tone of “Death, be not Proud” and straightforward confrontation with death since it implies that death is not in any way anything to be afraid of but that death will ultimately be defeated by something even stronger.

     

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    A love poetry, "To His Coy Mistress" emphasizes physical desire, charm, and youth. The poem contrasts two types of love: the slow love that mortal creatures are compelled to experience and the complete, rich love that would be attainable if everyone lived forever. To his coy mistress Summary

    A love poetry, “To His Coy Mistress” emphasizes physical desire, charm, and youth. The poem contrasts two types of love: the slow love that mortal creatures are compelled to experience and the complete, rich love that would be attainable if everyone lived forever.

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    The poem's central idea is "seize the day." Carpe diem, which translates to "seize the day," is a Latin expression. The poet states in this poem that delaying romantic engagements is merely a waste of time.   The poem's core point is to enjoy the present while keeping the future out of one's mind. TRead more

    The poem’s central idea is “seize the day.” Carpe diem, which translates to “seize the day,” is a Latin expression. The poet states in this poem that delaying romantic engagements is merely a waste of time.   The poem’s core point is to enjoy the present while keeping the future out of one’s mind.

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    The poem has an ABBA rhyme scheme in the first, second, and third quatrains and an AA rhyme scheme in the couplet.   Death be not proud Summary

    The poem has an ABBA rhyme scheme in the first, second, and third quatrains and an AA rhyme scheme in the couplet.

     

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    1. Personification: It is the process of giving non-human objects human characteristics. Death is personified by Donne throughout the poem, which argues that it shouldn't be arrogant. A characteristic of humans is pride. As a result, death is endowed with the human trait of feeling and emotion. 2. MRead more

    1. Personification: It is the process of giving non-human objects human characteristics. Death is personified by Donne throughout the poem, which argues that it shouldn’t be arrogant. A characteristic of humans is pride. As a result, death is endowed with the human trait of feeling and emotion.
    2. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Three metaphors can be found in this poem. “Death, be not proud,” which is the first line, uses the first. Death is here compared to a haughty guy. The tenth line, “Thou art slave to fate,” uses the second. In the final line of a lengthy metaphor, death is compared to an improbable or unreal object.
    3. Alliteration: It occurs when the same consonant sounds appear more than once in the same lines of poetry. Examples include the use of the /th/ sound in “And better than thy stroke; why swell’st thou then” and the /m/ sound in “Much pleasure; therefore, from thee much more must flow.”

     

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    This poetry ruthlessly dismantles the common perception of death as a strong tyrant. The poet offers an unusual perspective on death. Donne expresses his opinion that Death should not be proud of itself by addressing the poem to it. Even though it has been labeled forceful and frightening, death isRead more

    This poetry ruthlessly dismantles the common perception of death as a strong tyrant. The poet offers an unusual perspective on death. Donne expresses his opinion that Death should not be proud of itself by addressing the poem to it. Even though it has been labeled forceful and frightening, death is neither. It cannot influence the soul, which is eternal.

     

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