Manipulation of apostrophe creates Donne’s tone of defiance and Finch’s contrasting tone of resignation. Donne’s poem directly addresses death, his voice marked with defiance. Proclaiming, “One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
Manipulation of apostrophe creates Donne’s tone of defiance and Finch’s contrasting tone of resignation. Donne’s poem directly addresses death, his voice marked with defiance. Proclaiming, “One short sleep past, we wake eternally,