"Song" Poem by John Donne?
Song
by John Donne
Go and catch a falling star,
Get with child a mandrake root,
Tell me where all past years are,
Or who cleft the Devil’s foot,
Teach me to hear mermaids singing,
Or to keep off envy’s stinging,
And find
What wind
Serves to advance an honest mind.
If thou be’st born to strange sights,
Things invisible to see,
Ride ten thousand days and nights,
Till age snow white hairs on thee;
Thou, when thou return’st, wilt tell me
All strange wonders that befell thee,
And swear
No where
Lives a woman true, and fair.
If thou find’st one, let me know,
Such a pilgrimage were sweet;
Yet do not, I would not go,
Though at next door we might meet:
Though she were true, when you met her,
And last, till you write your letter,
Yet she
Will be
False, ere I come, to two or three.
1 – The tone of "Song" can be best described as:
a – optimistic.
b – cynical.
c – happy.
d – encouraging.
2 – The theme of the poem "Song" differs from the themes of the Renaissance poetry in that "Song"
a – does not idealize women on love.
b – believes women are strong and intelligent.
c – praises the mind of a women, not the beauty.
d – BOTH B AND C.
PLZ PLZ PLZ HELP me OUT. Thank you so MUCH!!
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Think for yourself.
This isn’t even a HARD poem.
1 – B
2 – A
The tone is B, cynical. He’s basically saying a faithful woman is hard to find.
The theme differs in that A, it does not idealize women.
Basically, he is making a list of impossible things, like catching a falling star, or learning how to hear the mermaid sing, and then he adds finding a "woman true, and fair."
He’s saying you just can’t find one.
I hope that helps you out.