"...nor yet canst thou kill me." Line 4
I believe Donne was really onto something when he wrote this poem. He was clever in the tone he used in this particular work. On first glance, it appears he is unafraid, even to the point of jovially provoking death. However, if one looks deeper, they can see it is all just a face he puts on to mask his fear. This is very relate able, as many people nowadays have pep talks with themselves. Personally, before my lacrosse games, I talk to myself like this, telling myself that the other team is far below my level, and that they are no better than any players on my team. Donne's false bravado is simply a disguise for his fear of death. The underlying tone is one of desperation in reality. It is sort of like he is saying, "Death isn't scary. I'm not afraid of it. Right?"
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