W. H. Auden's poem "Stop All the Clocks", and John Donne's poem "Holy Sonnet 10" each address the theme of death with unique perspective. Donne in "Holy Sonnet 10" reflects upon the inevitability of death. Using the Petrarchan sonnet form, Donne is able to have an intimate conversation with Death that reasons through its impact. Conversely, Auden in "Stop All the Clocks", catapults the reader into an overly tragic and emotional exposition of loss created by death. …showed first 75 words of 1148 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1148 total…death; the other with eyes raised heavenward: courageous, hopeful, and conquering. Through each poet, the reader experiences death as an inevitability that is free to be mourned, despaired, and felt, while alternately, it can be reasoned through as a transition to a new beginning. Works Cited: Auden, W.H. "Stop All the Clocks". Handout Donne, John. "Holy Sonnet 10". Poetry A Pocket Anthology. Canadian Edition. <Tab/>Toronto: Pearson Education Canada Inc., 2002. Page 68.