Historical Figures

What are the figures of speech in dream by john donne?

The poem "Dream" by John Donne uses several figures of speech to create imagery, emphasize emotions, and convey symbolic meanings. Here are some notable figures of speech in the poem:

1. Personification:

- "She's not like those, no more than noon is night"

- "Then as my heart did at the vision shake"

2. Simile:

- "More than our grand state can receive or hold"

- "She's all states, and all princes, I, nothing else is."

3. Metaphor:

- "A dream of luck, or of good fortune may"

- "She's all beauty, I all love from hence"

4. Hyperbole:

- "She made me feel no want of any bliss"

- "The world had never any piece of earth

More adorned with despair."

5. Contrast:

- "She's all States, and all Princes, I, nothing else is"

6. Oxymoron:

- "Her pure and eloquent blood spoke in her cheeks"

7. Apostrophe:

- "Dream if thou art a way to good, oh stay"

8. Repetition:

- "She hath robbed them, and made both mine" (repeated throughout the poem)