The Simularitesof Two Worlds :: essays research papers

Stewart 1The Similarities of Two WorldsDo we sustain 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 ismuch more than what elect artists portray. It is a ch all(prenominal)enge 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 throughthe 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 dealwith the personal experiences occurring in their life. The world has changed a lot since the seventeenth-century but many another(prenominal) 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 isthe devil. The second foe that Donne refers to is the love of flesh or Stewart 2temporal pleasures. This can be recognized in a verse paragraph from Satire III. Donne writes, Know thy foes the foul Devil, he, whom thouStrivest to please, for, hate, not, love, would allowThee fain, his whole realm to be quit and asThe worlds all parts wither away and pass,So the worlds self, thy other loved foe, isIn her decrepit wane, and thou loving this,Dost love a decrease and worn strumpet last,Flesh (itselfs death) and joys which flesh can taste,Thou lovest and thy fair goodly soul, which dothGive this flesh power to taste joy, thou dost loathe.try true religion.From this section of Satire III we can see temporal and metaphysical foe s areRepresented.As Donne, Earl Simmons work has quality and virtue. Simmons attempts to warn people of the cunning of the devil in his work entitled Damien. In Damien the devil uses the speakers love of the flesh and worldy