Title: The Sun Rising

Poet: John Donne 

Written Date: Unknown

Publication Date: 1633, in Donne’s collection of poems, Songs and Sonnets

Form: Metaphysical Love Poem (a personal love poem with deep thoughts)

Meter: The meter is not regular in this poem; the third, fourth, and seventh through tenth lines in each stanza are in iambic pentameter

Rhyme Scheme: ABBACDCDEE in each stanza

Total Lines/Stanza: 3 stanzas, each with 10 lines (total: 30 lines)

Tone: Playful, Romantic, Bold, and Proud (the speaker talks to the sun in a confident and loving way)