Street Essay

Zack Stolp
Mrs. Street
Brit. Lit. Per. 5
3/16/11
Literally analysis
The Son and Daughter
Ben Jonson wrote two poems lament the death of two of his children. On My runner Daughter was written after the death of Jonsons six-month-old young woman bloody shame, and On My first of all Son was written after the death of his seven-year-old son who is referred to as the child of his right hand.These two twelve line poems are similar in style but the t wiz of the redness of his two children is very different. Although Jonsons word usage and vision can be compared so that it appears as if he favors one child over the other, it is the girl and the boys ages and sexes that change Jonsons thinker of fatherhood by turning it into a matter that is heavenly in one respect, and earthly in the other.
On My setoff Daughter begins with a sense of sorrow only to be placed aside to the sense of calmness as Jonson realizes he should dispose of his regrets because his daughter is in heaven. Jonson states, here(predicate) lies, to for each one her parents ruth,Mary, the daughter of their youth;Yet all heavens gifts being heavens due,It makes the father less to rue.(ll. 1-4)An fast sense of detachment is apparent because Jonson is not addressing his daughter directly.



Here Lies is a broad statement usually written on a gravestone, not said by someone mourning. Since Mary was the daughter of their youth, what they are losing is a part of what made them who they are now, their youth, or their most innocent and special years. Switching from the grief and waiver of the first two lines, Jonson feels this regret replaced by self reassurance that his daughter, a gift from heaven, is returning right to where she came from. Jonson loved his daughter and grieves for her but at the same time his relationship with her allows him to survive and be content with the simple fact that she is in heaven.
In Comparison to the beginning of On My First Daughter, On My First Son begins with a defined sense of grief and loss for Jonsons...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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