Why and How Does the Poet Rebuke the Sun in the Poem “The Sun Rising”?
PremiumWhy and how does the poet rebuke the sun in the poem The Sun Rising The Sun Rising is a famous love poem by John Donne - published in his collection Songs and Sonnets In this poem Donne rebukes the sun to express his deep love for his beloved At the beginning of the poem the poet rebukes the sun for disturbing him and his beloved early in the morning in their bedroom The poet scolds Busy old fool unruly sun The poet does not want the sun to disturb him and his beloved as they enjoy their moment He tells it to go away He says that they can enjoy their time whenever they want They do not have to follow the sun or maintain a routine He also says that their love does not care about time or season So the foolish sun can go and shine elsewhere