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The Sun Rising - Coggle Diagram
The Sun Rising
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Key analysis
personification
'Busy old fool, unruly Sun'
The voice is insulting the sun, implying it to be weak with adjective 'old'.
pattern of imperatives
'go tell, ' go chide', 'call country ant to harvest offices'
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Microosmic imagery
'This bed they centre is, these walls, thy sphere.'
Being with his lover is more important than the rest of the world she is the centre of the solar system, not the sun. Their love is spiritual, all-consuming and powerful.
Summary
An aubade of two lovers waking up. Donne is annoyed at the sun for waking him. Love brings a sense of power and centrality.