Poetry Journal 4

AP LIT
The Computation: Literary Critic
S: a man who is sentimental
O: to express his feelings and passion
A: anyone who is willing to accept hi/her errors
P: to give an overview of his death
S: feelings relating to the after life
TONE: depressing


As I read this poem I get a sense of a depressed tone. The speaker is a dead person and is retelling his life story. Now that he is dead he regrets some of the things he did while he lived. It is too late to regret his actions therefore this poem has a sad tone. Some of the poetic verses that are used in this poem are consonance and assonance. The consonance and assonance illustrated in this poem give the poet a chance to illustrate the sadness in his. The poem also includes end rhyme which allows Donne to create a significant beat that gives more meaning to the poem. Each line in his poem seems to end in a word that illustrates sadness for example; die, away, and last. These three words end some verses of the poem, illustrating sadness and loss of something valuable. I believe that Donne did a good job illustrating the meaning of the poem. The depressing and sentimental tone of this poem is easily visible. His use of end rhyme and “old language” also gives the poem a more significant meaning by adding a more sentimental tone. Donne did a good job using poetic devices when possible in order to get his point across.