Emily Dickinson And John Donne's Comparison Of Religion And Science

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Religion is something that keeps us close and grounded in our darkest times. Our tongues speak of exquisite and fine conversations between only the most admirable. Love happens to all. Yet some end up with a gaping hole in their heart while the rest swoon into their lover’s arms. Religion, language, and love shape us into who we are. Dickinson’s contrast between religion and science, Keats’ personification of the English language, and Donne’s metaphor and imagery of love hold an importance on how these impact us. The theme in the poems “‘Faith’ is a fine invention” by Emily Dickinson, “On the Sonnet” by John Keats, and “Love’s Deity” by John Donne weaves in the characterizations of ideas that pertain to our everyday lives. In “‘Faith’ is a fine invention” by Emily Dickinson, the author’s comparison of religion and science shows how faith holds an importance in our lives’ as it keeps us in good hopes and lets us perceive our future. Throughout the poem, the author references faith as a microscope joining two debated concepts of religion and science. Emily Dickinson characterizes “faith” as a “fine invention/ …show more content…

The author, John Donne, had a distinct amorous and philosophical style in his literary work characterizing love as religion. Donne was born in a religious Roman Catholic home, which influenced his decision to be ordained as a deacon and priest in his adult life. In his amorous tone, Donne often uses metaphors and imagery to describe and display his love for someone or something. Metaphors and imagery are one of the central figurative languages used by Donne when characterizing his love as a religion that bewilders him in how for every good deed he’s done, the woman won’t return the favor. The metaphors and imagery used to characterize an intangible thing contribute to the theme of how love pertains to our lives just like religion

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