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Analysis and comments on The Sun Rising by John Donne

Comment 2 of 2, added on April 15th, 2006 at 8:05 AM.

This poem writen by John Donne, is very beautiful and is written well. It is about a man who is complaining about the sun waking him up. He chides the sun to chase late school boys etc. He then tells the sun that he is more superior than the sun becuase he can eclipse the sun but he would not do that because he cant bear losing sight of his lover. He compares his lover to the spices of India and the Mines (gold). He tells the sun that all the spices of India and all the Mines are sleeping next to him. He goes on to talk abit about domination. He then concludes by tell the sun that now this is its world, universe (the room). In the end we get the feeling that the lovers like the sun and its warmth.

Shakthi from Australia
Comment 1 of 2, added on August 21st, 2005 at 3:57 AM.

I think that this poem is about a man and his mistress, they are in bed he he doesnt want the sun to come up becasue when it does it means that the wman has to leave. He belives that they are the center of the universe, not the sun. and with they sun comes a new day, and he just wants it to stay the night before. the woman that he is with is beautiful, and he wants to capture her beauty & he belives that she is even more beautiful & importiant than the sun. the woman is so pretty, that he doesnt want to close his eyes. it is a romantic peom, and he certinaly knows all the right things to say to make a girl feel special!

jessica from Australia



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Poet: John Donne
Poem: The Sun Rising
Added: Feb 21 2003
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