The Sun Rising

PAG 195 ES 1

1. The expressions the poet uses to address the Sun are negative: busy, old, fool, unruly, saucy, pedantic, wretch
2. 1-b; 2-d; 3-c; 4-a
3. The sun shouldn’t rule the lovers’ time because love can’t be measured, so it doesn’t know season or clime, that refer to time

PAG 195 ES 2

1. The poet would eclipse the sun closing his eyes, but he doesn’t do that because he wants to admire his lover’s beauty.
2. He says her eyes are brighter than beams.
3. His woman is the brightest creature and she is compared to India, the most famous country in wealth of spice and mineral. Also, their love is huge, but it is all in his bed.

PAG 195 ES 3

1. All states – all princes – the world – nothing – playing us – mimic – alchemy – shine here to us
2. Condescending – patronizing

PAG 195 ES 4

The poem follows a regular rhyme scheme:

ABBA CDCD EE     FGGF HIHI JJ     KLLK MNMN OO

PAG 195 ES 5

The elements express a personification.

PAG 195 ES 6

From line 5 to line 8, the poet uses an imperative verb (“go chide”, “go tell”, “call”) in order to scold the Sun. The poet wants the Sun not to interfere with lovers, but it should disturb other common people, for example the courtiers, the farmers, the school-boy and the apprentices.

PAG 195 ES 7

1. Personified
2. Lovers
3. Seasons
4. Closing
5. Brighter
6. Bed
7. States
8. World
9. Knowledge
10. Metaphysical