John Donne's importance as a poet is founded upon his contribution to what is known as 'metaphysical' poetry. Metaphysical poetry was originally a style of poetry to describe the poet John Donne's work, but then it later extended school of 17th Century poets such as Andrew Marvell. The term metaphysical deals with the use of philosophy to explain the human drama in the universe. All the metaphysical poets have drawn on the same key features of not only using logic and reasoning to explain intense emotions, but also draw upon specialised areas such as law, religion, and philosophy to describe their love, often in conceits. This essay will examine John Donne's Songs and Sonnets, considering this genre in which A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning and The Sun Rising belong.
             John Donne's 'The Sun Rising contains no argument with a human being, but with a natural element - the sun. From Line 15 onwards, Donne uses metaphysical conceit - something extremely typical of him, where he draws upon a vast range on images and knowledge to make his point and develop his conceits. Once the lovers in bed are established, Donne angrily rebukes the sun for interfering in their pleasures. In addition, the poem plunges the reader into a situation without explanation, as the 'us' that Donne refers to is initially anonymous, which creates a sense of expectation and a desire to know more about the characters in the poem. Donne not only orders the sun to go away, but also gives a list of reason for it to do so. "Saucy pedantic wretch, go chide Late schoolboys and sour prentices", Donne uses a flippant, tone in the first stanza until the final couplet (Donne, 2000: Line 5). Here, Donne tries to put order into endless love with: "Love, all alike, no season knows nor clime.." (Donne, 2000: Line 9). Donne explains his mutual love in a universe that has no time restrictions. Unlike the physical world, the world of love is not bound by ...