British and American literature up to the 18th century

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[...] However, Donne uses a process sometimes considered characteristic of metaphysics: the elaboration of a figure of speech to the most advanced stage where ingenuity can carry it. Thus, instead of a simple explanation of the content of a simile, he gives a development by rapid association of thoughts that requires considerable agility on the part of the reader. It is a way of dealing with important or serious subjects, such as love or death for Donne, in a non-abstract way. [...]

[...] So this poem gives the reader a very strong sense of the truth it declares. It addresses young people and invites them to reflect on the passage of time and death. And that we must also accept it. Essay on John Donne John Donne's poetry is really aesthetically pleasing because he is creative and bold in his writing. His style is based on metaphors, wordplay, hyperbole, but also on argumentative development. This mixture of passion, feelings, thoughts and reasoning is his greatest achievement. [...]

[...] British and American literature up to the 18th century Sonnet 73 - Shakespeare Shakespeare's sonnets deal with themes of life such as love, the passing of time, old age and death. They are therefore universal themes that still speak to us today. Among these sonnets, I chose sonnet 73 which deals with the theme of old age because it is a theme that is not sufficiently addressed today in our societies. Each quatrain is built on a metaphor: autumn, the passing of a day and the extinction of a fire. [...]

[...] It is also a poem about man's close relationship with the cosmos, the universe. Thus Shakespeare compares the decline of his youth through three elements: the decline of life, the decline of light and the decline of fire. The poet expresses his fear and anxiety about his imminent end, he uses negative metaphors to express the truth: old age is hard and empty, light fades into night, death is final because life does not renew itself like the seasons. I recognize myself very much in what the poet says. [...]