The Good-marrow by John Donne, by using diction and imagery he creates a tone of expressing his love. The poem's rhyme scheme and his choice of words give us a better understanding of what he's trying to tell us.
In the first stanza, the author uses words such as "thou and I" which give a sense of romantism because of the Shakespearian tone and mood. The words "sucked", "childishly" and "weaned" all help show an image of a child. This may imply that the author is saying that he's a child. That in the beginning, he didn't know what love was and that he was living in a dream with "country pleasures".
Moreover, in the second stanza, he talks of rooms and making little rooms everywhere. The images of creating little rooms gives the reader an insight as to what the author wants to do with his love, live with them and show their love that he wants to be with her and only her. In the last stanza, we find that his words are initimate, "my face in thine eye, thine in mine appears". The author's word choice is sincere and yet at the same time, the words create a mood of desire. Desire of being with his love and the urge to not be able to love the woman of his dreams.
Overall, the author uses his imagery and diction to capture his thoughts and express his feelings of loving his lover. He shows the desire and expresses his feelings of never wanting to leave her.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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