The Dream

 

‘The Dream’ is a metaphysical poem. The poem is addressed by a lover to his beloved. It uses the feminine pronoun. His dream not based on imagination but based on reason and logic.

“Dearest, for nothing worthless than you

Would I have woke up from this dream;

For reality was stronger than fantasy.”

His dream discontinues not because of her voice but her eye just like lightening. He compared to her with an angel.

Donne uses conceit in this line word like “Lightening”.

“As lightening, or the light of a candle,

Your eyes, and not your voice woke me;”

There is irony in the lines,

“Yet I thought theel-

For thou lovest truth-

An angel, at first sight”

He compare his love with torch and gave element of fear Sin and Shame for pure love.

“Love becomes weak with fear and if this fear is a mixture of shame, then have honor like torches, which must be ready for men to light and put out, so you deal with me;”

He is expressing his love in a metaphysical stage. Donne uses far-fetched images like,

‘Lightening’, ‘Torch’, ‘Mixture’, ‘Prophane’, etc…