John Donne's Song
In Song, John Donne demonstrates the impossibility of finding the perfect female—being both honest and attractive, using metaphysical contrasts and a gentle, mocking tone. The poem, with its quiet yet bitter cynicism of women, reflect the underlying theme of many of Donne's other works in which he blames the evilness of women for his pain and heartbreak.
The first stanza of the poem is a list of impossible tasks—all of which Donne compares to finding an honest, good woman. The poem begins with a strong yet impossible command—"Go and catch a falling star". Already Donne has demonstrated something that is basically impossible. He does not use fallen but "falling" showing that hope is not all lost and that although the star (often a symbol of hope and faith) is "falling" it has not completely hit the ground dead yet. So, while Donne asks of the impossible he still exhibits hope. He then states to "Get with child a mandrake root". The mandrake is a poisonous and narcotic plant that......
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