“The Sun Rising” is a typical love poem by Donne, characterised by his usual vigour, sprightliness and freshness. This poem, like most of Donne’s love-poems is inspired by the poet’s love for his wife, Anne Moore. Donne’s love amounts to a passion. It is a perfect synthesis of the spiritual and physical love. The…

Concisely, the term " metaphysical poetry ” connotes the characteristics of complexity, intellectual tone, abundance of subtle wit, fusion of intellect and emotion, colloquial argumentative tone, conceits, scholarly allusions, dramatic tone, and philosophic or reflective elements. John Donne was the mos…

An Analysis of John Donne's Poem, "The Sunne Rising" Subject Matter: Donne lived during a time of great change; the challenge of new dogmas of religion as the power of the Catholic church giving way to reformers, the discovery of new worlds, the rise of empirical science… all giving rise to…

The Sunne Rising   -John Donne         B USIE old foole, unruly Sunne,         Why dost thou thus, Through windowes, and through curtaines call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?         Sawcy pedantique wr…