Death Be Not Proud By Edgar Allan Poe

Darkness in literature is quite beautiful when written in poetry, like how John Donne and Edgar Allan Poe speak of death, the sense of darkness it gives. By using this method of writing, it makes the poems captivating, and makes the readers read in between the lines to find different meanings in the poem. It makes the readers feel some sort of connection to the poetry. It makes one question the true value death has in one’s life. If death should be taken as something that is not as big of a deal, something that is inevitable and only fate can tell when it’s time. It also makes the reader connect to the sadness death brings to one’s life. How death is so dark and gloomy. Both poems have a different take on death, but still portray it in such
Death becomes a passage from pain a failure to eternal love and happiness. According to the poem, death is more peaceful than rest and sleep. In the poem death transmits a sense of security to the reader. Which is quite ironic because it suggest that death should not be feared at all. It is considered one of the best poems of John Donne. It was written in 1610 but wasn’t published until 1633. here are a couple of major elements of poetry that one can say should be in every poem. Those would be imagery, assonance, rhyme and meter. This poem does not include imagery. Nevertheless, this poem does include Assonance. “Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,” this verse, assonance and alliteration collaborate to create a powerful image of mocking death. It also contains a pretty basic yet interesting rhyme scheme, which is, ABBA, ABBA, CDDC, EE. The last part of CDDC, EE, was clearly added for emphasis. It also includes meter, but it varies. Most of this poem is in Iambic
Although considered a classical writer, his writing is oftentimes considered metaphysical. Poe is widely deemed as a figure of romanticism in American Literature. He is best known for his poetry, short stories and his tales of mystery which gave birth to the modern detective stories. Poe was the first author to try and make a living as a writer. Poe was considered the master of Macabre. Macabre is usually disturbing and horrifying because of its depiction of death. Poe was a great at creating a sense of a scary story. He completely transformed horror stories with his tales of psychological depth. Poe’s work influenced literature all around the world. His work not only appears in literature, but it also appears in music, films and television. He has influenced the genre of mystery in such a way that there is even an Edgar award for such topic, presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America. Poe was also mostly recognized as a literary critic and was called “the most discriminating, philosophical and fearless critic upon imaginative words who has written in America.” By James Russell Lowell. Although Poe has received much praise, he has also received much, much criticism, mostly because of his character and negative perception. Much of Poe’s magnificent work is based on terror and sadness. He was both an idealist and a visionary. Poe always stressed on the correctness of his structure and language,