A critique of "The sunne rising". Written by John Donne.
The poem, "The Sunne Rising" written by a leading poet of the time, was a bold statement to be made in that particular era of writing. The way that Donne opens his love poem could almost be described as courageous and fearless. This can be related to the content of the poem, seeing as it is commenting on how love is all-important and both time and others beliefs mean very little to those so deeply involved. All feel that all the language and style is placed so that it is to emphasise a point. The language in "The Sunne Rising" is more of play on words, an example of this is where in the first line, "unruly sunne" has hidden connotations. Firstly it could mean simply that it is rebellious and undisciplined yet also the fact that the sun answers to anyone and always follows its own rules, much like the lovers that Dunne describes.
The "me first" attitude that Dunne puts across in the piece is one that adds a certain affect. "Solipsism" is Latin for this, and reflects how he is trying to make the reader see how he and his partner view the outside world. The poem questions certain aspects of what people of the time didn't always take for granted. For example, "spheare" is suggesting that the world be round which was a new convention at the time, a brand new idea, yet also in the last line it is defying orthodoxy by saying that the whole world revolves around him and his lover.
The poem, "The Sunne Rising" written by a leading poet of the time, was a bold statement to be made in that particular era of writing. The way that Donne opens his love poem could almost be described as courageous and fearless. This can be related to the content of the poem, seeing as it is commenting on how love is all-important and both time and others beliefs mean very little to those so deeply involved. All feel that all the language and style is placed so that it is to emphasise a point. The language in "The Sunne Rising" is more of play on words, an example of this is where in the first line, "unruly sunne" has hidden connotations. Firstly it could mean simply that it is rebellious and undisciplined yet also the fact that the sun answers to anyone and always follows its own rules, much like the lovers that Dunne describes.
The "me first" attitude that Dunne puts across in the piece is one that adds a certain affect. "Solipsism" is Latin for this, and reflects how he is trying to make the reader see how he and his partner view the outside world. The poem questions certain aspects of what people of the time didn't always take for granted. For example, "spheare" is suggesting that the world be round which was a new convention at the time, a brand new idea, yet also in the last line it is defying orthodoxy by saying that the whole world revolves around him and his lover.
