In John
Donne’s poem “The Dream,” the narrator is woken from a dream by the person who
he claims to have been dreaming about. Like in the more popular Donne poem
“The Flea,” the narrator attempts to cajole the woman into coming to bed with
him by talking about the poetic conceit (the dream, the flea) and how it
relates to them. Unlike in “The Flea,” however, Donne uses some very
complex imagery to describe the dream and the waking and to form his arguments
for her staying.
In John
Donne’s poem “The Dream,” the narrator is woken from a dream by the person who
he claims to have been dreaming about. Like in the more popular Donne poem
“The Flea,” the narrator attempts to cajole the woman into coming to bed with
him by talking about the poetic conceit (the dream, the flea) and how it
relates to them. Unlike in “The Flea,” however, Donne uses some very
complex imagery to describe the dream and the waking and to form his arguments
for her staying.
This is one
of those poems that Donne wrote before he turned religious. It's goal is
seduction. In short, the woman he is dreaming about awakens him. He tries to
seduce her, but she refuses. He understands but is disappointed and a bit
bitter; as she leaves, he says go back to sleep and dream of her again because
otherwise he'd die. This poem is intensely sexual.
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