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Please make a contrastive study between Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break" and Donne's "Death, Be Not Proud".

By 郝炳森 20小时前 4次浏览

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  • 郝炳森 20小时前

    Certainly! Let's explore the contrastive aspects of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break" and John Donne's "Death, Be Not Proud."

     Themes:
    Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break":
      Theme: Grief and Loss.
      Focus: The poem reflects on personal loss and the emotional turmoil that follows. It is an expression of sorrow and despair in the face of death, particularly focusing on the poet’s own feelings.
      Tone: Melancholic, reflective, and somber.

    Donne's "Death, Be Not Proud":
      Theme: Mortality and the Inevitability of Death.
      Focus: The poem confronts death directly, challenging its power and emphasizing the immortality of the soul. It presents a more defiant attitude towards death.
      Tone: Assertive, confident, and somewhat sarcastic.

     Structure and Form:
    Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break":
      Form: A sonnet (14 lines).
      Meter: Iambic pentameter.
      Rhyme Scheme: Ababcdcdefefgg.
      Language: Emotional and imagery-driven, with repetition of the word “break” to emphasize the intensity of grief.

    Donne's "Death, Be Not Proud":
      Form: A metaphysical conceit (a complex comparison often used in poetry).
      Meter: Iambic pentameter.
      Rhyme Scheme: AbcbccddDdeEfFGG.
      Language: Intellectual and argumentative, employing elaborate metaphors and rhetorical questions to challenge death.

    Imagery and Figurative Language:
    Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break":
      Imagery: Uses natural imagery to convey emotional states—waves breaking, a bleak December, and a drowning man. These images evoke a sense of overwhelming sorrow and isolation.
      Figurative Language: Personification and metaphor are used to express the depth of his grief. For example, the waves are described as if they have a will, breaking relentlessly.

    Donne's "Death, Be Not Proud":
      Imagery:Employs vivid and sometimes morbid imagery to personify death and decay. Images include a funeral procession, a bed of dust, and worms feasting on corpses.

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  • 王柱玉 18小时前

    Imagery and Figurative Language:
    Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break":
      Imagery: Uses natural imagery to convey emotional states—waves breaking, a bleak December, and a drowning man. These images evoke a sense of overwhelming sorrow and isolation.
      Figurative Language: Personification and metaphor are used to express the depth of his grief. For example, the waves are described as if they have a will, breaking relentlessly.

    Donne's "Death, Be Not Proud":
      Imagery:Employs vivid and sometimes morbid imagery to personify death and decay. Images include a funeral procession, a bed of dust, and worms feasting on corpses.

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