In John Donnes poem Loves Deity, he presents a unique structure, diction with the words love and God, and imagery. What I found interesting about this poem it is a male speaker, I wonder why Donne had choose a male speaker for this poem.
When Donne presents Loves Deity, he specifically changes the last line of each stanza, stating that if the women loves him or doesn't love him. This structure for me, gave an imaage of the speaker picking the petals off a rose. This image came to mind, because the speaker couldn't decide if she loves him or not.
John Donne's poem also mentions the word god tons of times. I also notice that the word god was't capitialized in the poem, which I question John Donne's reasoning of not recogonizing "God" as a higher power. He uses words such as ungod, godhead, god of love, etc, which could suggest that Donne is showing his religon in this oem. These "god" references, may be that he wants to beleive that she loves him.
The speakers faith in the poem also changes, as in the in the first 3 stanzas, where he constantly makes references to god, but completely changes in the last stanza. He mentions that he is now atheist. Donne shows how the speaker no longer believes that his love may not love him no more, or at least that is one of many interpretaions I have saw.
John Donne Commentary
The good Marrow written by John Donne can be explained best by the use of his choice of words, or diction. He repeats words such as "love", and gives a tone of romance saying words such as "beauty", "pleasures", "childishly", and mention in the third stanza "true plain hearts." Overall, this gives the poem a warm romantic feeling for Donnes love, demostrating it using time. Starting with the first stanza, which represents the past, second stanza is the present, and the last stanza is what lies ahead with his love in the future.
In the first stanza is when the speaker first meets his love. It speaks of the joys they had, as they both had "sucked on country pleasures, childishly?" The speaker talks about the fun he had with his love, enjoying the aspects of what life had to offer. This was the beginnng of their relationship, as he saw "beauty" in her and thought of it as a "dream." Donne sets the tone of their being a romanance early in the speakers life. First stanza speaks of the beauties the speaker had with his love.
The second stanza presents current day, "now the good marrow." Right away I question Donnes diction cuz he could of said of morning, but choose marrow, why? I think he wanted to create a tone that will make the reader feel warmth reading marrow, rather then morning. Donne also talks about discovery into the world with his love. The speaker wishes to travel with his love with "sea discovries," meaning to travel the world with her.
The last stanza represents the future for them. He wishes to unite with his love, thou and I, Love so alike that none do slacken,none can die." This is the most important part of the stanza, because it speaks of how their loves cannot die if united as one. Donne speaks how the speaker and his love can be one using a tone of romance, and his diction being beauty.
In the first stanza is when the speaker first meets his love. It speaks of the joys they had, as they both had "sucked on country pleasures, childishly?" The speaker talks about the fun he had with his love, enjoying the aspects of what life had to offer. This was the beginnng of their relationship, as he saw "beauty" in her and thought of it as a "dream." Donne sets the tone of their being a romanance early in the speakers life. First stanza speaks of the beauties the speaker had with his love.
The second stanza presents current day, "now the good marrow." Right away I question Donnes diction cuz he could of said of morning, but choose marrow, why? I think he wanted to create a tone that will make the reader feel warmth reading marrow, rather then morning. Donne also talks about discovery into the world with his love. The speaker wishes to travel with his love with "sea discovries," meaning to travel the world with her.
The last stanza represents the future for them. He wishes to unite with his love, thou and I, Love so alike that none do slacken,none can die." This is the most important part of the stanza, because it speaks of how their loves cannot die if united as one. Donne speaks how the speaker and his love can be one using a tone of romance, and his diction being beauty.
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