The entities can never ultimately die. In the poem by John Donne, he says, “One more sleep past, we wake eternally / And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die” (lines 13-14). This quotation states that death will go on even after life, and that life is short compared to the afterlife, because a person spiritually lives forever in the afterlife. The poem also states that death will no longer exist in the afterlife and death will “die.” In the poem by Dickinson, she said, “Since then - ‘tis - Centuries - and yet / Feels shorter than the Day / I first surmised the Horses’ Heads / Were toward Eternity” (21-24). This poem also explains how life was a lot shorter than the afterlife and after death is eternal. Very similarly, the poem by Bradstreet also states that love also will go on forever. The poem states, “Then while we live, in love let’s so preserve / That when we live no more, we may live ever” (Bradstreet 11-12). She is saying that her love for her husband will live on forever, even in the afterlife. The poems by Donne, Dickinson, and Bradstreet are the same regarding that love or death is eternal. They are very comparable, because they describe that love and death is immortal. They describe how life after death never expires much like love continues forever in the …show more content…
No one knows exactly what happens after death and no one knows why people fall in love. There are many mysteries about love and death that people will probably never know or comprehend. People will never understand what happens when someone dies, and why people fall in love and what is the point of love. People know that love and death cannot be avoided, which also gives it a greater sense of meaning. Everyone will someday face death and on the other hand, people will one day fall in love with someone or something. Love and death are natural human experiences that happen to everyone. Even though love usually gives the image of happiness, it can be associated with sadness or anger. This can result from cheating or being in an unhealthy relationship. Then on the other hand, death can be associated with happiness or educational, even though it is associated with being scary and sad. Death can be positive by an old person finally dying after a good life or a learning experience for people losing someone they know. They can have alternate meanings of the other. The poems by all the poets explain that love and death are greater than anything people will be able to grasp and has many vast