Poetic Influence

Poetry is a very complex concept, as it can be used to relate to a series of ideas and these respective ideas can be interpreted in numerous ways, depending on each individual's perspective.

Ranging from pure amusement that some poets intended to put across to intense philosophical discussions that others aimed to express, poetry can be used in a multitude of ways and it can make it possible both for individuals creating them and for people interpreting them to experience all sorts of feelings as a consequence of interacting with poems in general. An octet is responsible for introducing tension in the poem and is based on an ABBAABBACDCDEE rhyme type.

The sonnet is relatively simple and is written in a loose iambic pentameter. John Donne's 1609 poem "Death Be Not Proud" was the poet's attempt to provide the world with a different understanding of the idea of death. The poem aims to make individuals understand that death is less threatening than they are inclined to think.

It is likely that the poet acknowledged the degree to which the idea of death shapes people's thinking in society in general and intended to have them comprehend that it would be more important for them to focus on other things. Donne was somewhat concerned about demonstrating that death is a rather trivial concept. He even went much further than that, as he apparently wanted his readers to think about death with a feeling of contempt.

Donne's opinion with regard to the "poor Death" actually makes it possible for readers to observe why the poet would actually be inclined to feel sorry for death. He considered the circumstances in which death usually occurs and the way that desperate individuals often look for it in order to resolve their problems and wished to emphasize its condition in general. The poem is devised with the purpose to have individuals understand the false popularity associated with death.

Donne's ideas can be applied in a multitude of situations today, as people tend to express too much interest in things, people, or actions that are actually much less significant than they are believed to be. Similar to how death occurs in critical situations, these respective things, people, or actions can also be present in circumstances that are not as privileged as the masses might be inclined to believe they are.

Throughout the poem Donne associates death with ideas that make it seem much less glorious than it appears to be. "From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow," (Donne) By comparing death with ideas such as rest and sleep, Donne truly attempts to diminish its position and to actually emphasize the fact that death is not even unique when considering the feelings that a person experiences when actually dying.

The poet proceeds to relate to how death can actually provide happiness in some cases: "And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery." (Donne) From his perspective, these people are well-acquainted with the concept of death and with the things that it involves and thus feel pleasure as they die, taking into account that their nature provided them with a great deal of enjoyable experiences during their lives.

Andrew Marvell's seventeenth century poem "To His Coy Mistress" addresses the poet's reluctance to accept living in a world where his lover does not want to respond to his advances. The poet is frustrated with his condition and cannot possibly understand how in spite of his efforts his mistress is accepting of the overall situation. The poem has three stanzas and is written in an iambic tetrameter, with the rhyme occurring in couplets.

In spite of the apparently straightforward message of the poem -- the idea that life needs to be appreciated to the fullest and thus individuals should reciprocate other people's advances -- it would seem that the poet was actually concerned about putting across a sarcastic attitude with regard to the idea of love in general. To a certain degree it actually seems that Marvell intended to criticize people's tendency to express an accepting position toward love.

Marvell's interest in explicitly denouncing love's complex process is likely to be owed to the poet's intention to ridicule the efforts that people go through in order to seduce their lovers. "Had we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime." In these verses Marvell goes at addressing the way that his lover, similar to numerous other lovers, is unhesitant about taking part in love's cruel game. It is the suspense associated with waiting that the poet wants to address through these ideas.

The fact that he relates to the notion of time and to the obvious fact that it is fleeting demonstrates that he aims to criticize the game that society as a whole plays. The poet proceeds with emphasizing something obvious in hope that his mistress (and his readers) are going to abandon their perception of love and the way it works with the purpose of getting actively involved in making the world a more exciting place. When considering this idea, it would be safe to say.