The Sun Rising is a morning love poem or an aubade written by John Donne. John Donne wrote many amorous poems and in all of his poems, he used exaggerated hyperbole. His poems were known to be metaphysical with long, odd comparisons known as conceits. In this poem, he personifies the mighty star Sun and belittles him, declaring that Love rules all. It is believed that this love poem by Donne was written for his wife Anne. In this poem, the poet and his beloved wake up together in the morning. The poet is worried that someone will walk in and disturb them. This unwelcome intruder is the Sun.

Donne’s poems are known for head-scratchingly bizarre intellectualism. He offers strong logic in his poems in such a manner that appears endearing.

John Donne belonged to a Recusant family. He was a Roman Catholic by birth who joined Anglican Church as a priest later in his life. He was well aware of the Roman Catholic Inquisition of Galilio Galilei for suspected heresy. He had proper knowledge of the Copernican Heliocentric concept and he was aware of the Geocentric concept of Christians. In this poem, Donne calls the Sun ‘Unruly.’ It appears that this abuse for Sun came because the Sun broke the Roman Catholic Geocentric rule.
The poem has 30 lines in 3 stanzas. Each stanza has 10 lines. While the line length is irregular, the rhyme scheme of the poem is consistent and it is abbacdcdee. Like a sonnet, the first four lines of each stanza are used to make an argument. The next four lines consolidate the argument. The poet offers the conclusion of his arguments in the last two lines (couplet) of each stanza.

In the first stanza, the poet and his beloved are affronted by the Sun and he is annoyed. He admonishes the Sun. In the second stanza, the tone of the poet improves. Now he is not angry, rather he tries to convince the Sun that his beloved is so bright that she can blind the Sun. In the concluding stanza, the poet states that his beloved’s bed and the room are the microcosms containing everything, and the Sun is invited to revolve around them.
As we can see, Donne with the help of imaginative conceit, not only successfully presents his love for Anne in the most sparkling manner, but he also raises the ongoing scientific debate in a much pleasing manner. The poem is full of vibrant imagery, conceit, intellectualism, knowledge, and learning and thus it is one more Metaphysical Poem by John Donne. We will continue to discuss some other important Metaphysical poems as we strive to offer a complete course for the preparation of UGC NET English literature, NTA NET English literature, PGTRB English,, SET English literature, TGT PGT English, GATE English Literature, and other exams, please stay connected with the Discourse, Thanks, and Regards!

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