Abstract This paper aims to clarify the dramatic elements in Donnes poetry The introduction tackles the uniqueness of this subject and how it is exclusive to the metaphysical poetry in general and to Donnes in particular Then the body of the paper is divided into three main parts each part tackles one dramatic element in Donnes poetry These parts are the abrupt openings the simple diction and the argumentation The first body paragraph illuminates the abrupt openings through three main devices t
SONNET ARGUMENT PORTRAYING DONNES WIT AND SYMBOLISM HOLY SONNETS VIII AND XVII The two subjects in which John Donne went deepest are those which try the understanding most love and religion mentions George Williamson Furthermore he pointed out From these twin sources flow significant currents in English poetry Love poetry could never be quite the same after him and religious verse that is also poetry descends from him Many critics for years focused on one of these currents The Songs and Sonets