STAY, O sweet, and do not rise!
The light that shines come from thine eyes;
The day breaks not: it is my heart,
Because that you and I must part.
Stay! or else my joys will die
And perish in their infancy.
The light that shines come from thine eyes;
The day breaks not: it is my heart,
Because that you and I must part.
Stay! or else my joys will die
And perish in their infancy.
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Daybreak is another poem of love by metaphysical poet John Donne. Undeniably, the theme of the poem is desperation at the prospect of being appart of someone you love. The title of the poem reminds us from the beginning to the light, quietness and tranquility of the breaking of day, as explicitly expressed in it. The impertavive mood set at the very beginning of the first line by the word "STAY" -written in capital letters - is inmidiatly softened by the mild effect of the expression " sweet"...
i think this poem is so beautiful because of many things, for example in the first he is saying to his lover that do not stand up and leave himeven do that this day cuold be any day, stay with me please! he is saying, in the second line he says that she is so beautiful that from her eyes the light shines and he is saying that if she leaves his hart will stop because he cant leave withuot her.he knows that she has to leave that is why he says because that you and me must part, but he still doesnt want that this love end because his reason for being happy will leave and die without the posibility of groing a litle more.
ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE POEM “DAYBREAK”, IT IS A ROMANTIC POEM WRITTEN BY A MAN DEEPLY IN LOVE, WHOSE BELOVED MAYBE DOES NOT FEEL THE SAME,THAT IS TO SAY, HIS SENTIMENT IS NOT CORRESPOND. HE COMPARES THE BEAUTY OF HIS BELOVED WITH THE LIGHT OF THE DAY AND THE ABSENCE OF HER WITH THE DAYBREAK. HE USES IMPERATIVE MOOD IN THE FIRST LINE (“STAY”), TO SHOW HER HOW MUCH HE NEEDS HER PRESENCE. IN THE SECOND LINE DONNE USES A VISUAL IMAGE (“THE LIGHT THAT SHINES COMES FRON THINE EYES”), IT IS NOT THE SUN WHICH SHINES, BUT HER EYES TO REAFFIRM HIS IDEA OF BEAUTY.
TO CONVEY HIS SORROW HE COMPARES THE END OF THE DAY WITH THE PAIN OF HIS HEART (“THE DAY BREAKS NOT…”).
THE REPETITION OF THE WORD “STAY” IS SEEN AS IF HE WAS BEGGING HER NOT LEAVE AND STAY WITH HIM, AND IF IT HAPPENS, HIS HAPPINES WILL DISSAPEAR. IN THE TWO LAST LINES PERSONIFICATION IS USED (“JOYS WILL DIE”), TO HIGHLIGHT THE HAPPINES HE FEELS WITH HER AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT HER.
The mood of the poem is related with the theme: desperation, which is maintained from the very begining to the end. We find "day" related to "light" and so related to "your eyes", we can say that there is symbolism here, his love is represented by the light of the day.
There are contradictory ideas actually as he wants his love to STAY, but at the same time he knows both must PART. It seems that his feelings are quite new, as he states: "My joys will die and perish in their infancy", the word INFANCY makes us realise that his feelings are young, and the happiness he feels will soon be gone...
Yes, I totally agree with you both Cecilia and July, it is a romantic poem loaded with deep feelings of a man for a lover. I would just like t present my thoughts about one line in particular: My joy will perish in their infancy. Let us picture the scene: Donne wakes up, her lover does as well, so at this starting point of conciousness Donne´s happiness (joy) is born, and they will die young if her lover/wife goes away soon.
Anything abou rhyme?
The rhyme in the poem is regular in the first four lines, but the last two have no rhyme, and I think it represents the saddest part of the poem, as it is related to the death of illusions and happiness. Maybe the author tried to express and transmit to the reader this deep feeling by using no rhyme at the end of the poem. I really felt deeply moved by reading these two lines.
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