Good Morning/Afternoon Mr. Johnson and fellow critics. It is fair to say that John Donne is acknowledged for his explorations beyond physical aspects in life during the period of the Renaissance. This “rebirth” in his poetry is essentially illustrated through his use of devices and his expression in meaning. What comes to debate is whether poetic techniques utilized are more significant than the content that is induced. My interpretations of the poems “The Sunne Rising” and “Batter My Heart” encourage the
idea that in Donne’s poetry one is influential over the other. Generally, content relies on the techniques being employed, but techniques would be ineffective without the result of useful content. The critical readings of Helen Gardner and M.E. Rickey claim some similar as well as different insights regarding this notion.
A tendency that can be followed in Donne’s work is his exploration of ‘metaphysical’ emotions conveyed by the persona. In view of the fact that love results in the complex range of experiences that need to be articulated, Donne may have expanded his content in some poems in order to express exactly what he feels. The theme of love is relevant in his poem of “The Sunne Rising”, where
Speech on John Donne's religious and love poetry
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“Batter my heart, three-personed God; for you
As yet knock, breathe, shine and seek to mend”
But is captived, and proves weak or untrue”
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