The Simularites of Two Worlds

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The Similarities of Two Worlds

Do we have such poetry in our age, as John Donne and the

Seventeenth-Century Metaphysical Poets? Yes, but we tend to limit

ourselves to the very best works of a very few figures. When poetry is

much more than what chosen artists portray. It is a challenge to look

squarely and see beyond the obvious features of things. Sometimes real

poetry is hidden beneath a rock, such as the work of Earl Simmons also

known as D.M.X. Earl Simmons has an emotional climax of a trip through

the subconscious of young people. By opening himself up in his works,

D.M.X. believes he can save the souls of those he cares about through God.

In an anglican manner, Earl Simmons and John Donne works are similar by

merit, love, and religion. Both artists have used poetry to explore their own

identities, expressing their feelings, and most of all, they have used it to deal

with the personal experiences occurring in their life. The world has changed

a lot since the seventeenth-century but many ideals have stayed the same as

we can see through Donne and Simmons.

In efforts to save man, Donne tries to uncover the foes of man that

may lead to down fall. He explicitly states that the foe of man should fear is

the devil. The second foe that Donne refers to is the love of flesh or

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temporal pleasures. This can be recognized in a verse paragraph from

Satire III. Donne writes,

Know thy foes: the foul Devil, he, whom thou

Strivest to please, for, hate, not, love, would allow

Thee fain, his whole realm to be quit; and as