Donne Free Essay, Term Paper and Book Report
Donne is more concerned with wit and conceit than with meaning and sincerityThat Donne is concerned with wit is scarcely deniable. The imagery used in The Legacie is incredibly complicated, and he seems to be demonstrating his intelligence. In the opening two lines, "When I dyed last, and, Deare, I dye/ As often as from thee I goe," the narrator both implies that leaving his lover is immensely painful, and uses "dye" in a sexual sense. This might imply that they practice the withdrawal method of contraception, and that their relationship is therefore neither long-term nor particularly significant to either of them. Donne thus uses two lines to express what would usually take much longer, proclaiming his intellect to the reader, although he avoids being ostentatious. Later in the poem, it takes ages to work out whether the narrator is referring to himself (alive or dead) or his mistress, whenever he uses first person pronouns: "I heard mee say, Tell her anon,/ That my selfe, (that is you, not I,)/ Did kill me". This forces the reader to experience the confusion and anguish of th......
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