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Donne’s attitude toward death consists of acceptance and spiritual readiness. He says that death is a natural part of life and that individuals should use their morals to live a virtuous life

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Begging, Sweetest love,
I do not go for weariness of thee,
Nor in hope the world can show.

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The phrase “No man is an island” suggests that individuals are not isolated and that the suffering of one person effects others.

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This statement means that no individual is self sufficient or independent. Donne says that, “all people are connected and share a common humanity.”

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He uses the metaphors to show that we are all apart of something bigger than ourselves, human nature. The metaphor chapter represents the chapter in humanity we are in. The metaphor language represents the change of our state of being when we die. The metaphor translator represents how God brings all of us together after death like a translator brings people who speak different languages together.

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The thought of death makes people reflect on their life. The bell helps people realize the need for God and reminds them of their true purpose.

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The bell rings for Donne because he is going to die one day like everybody else.

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I agree affliction is treasure because we grow the most in times of affliction. The growth is what Donne referred to as treasure.

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Serious as he is thinking about how death is creeping. up on him.” I take mine own into contemplation and so secure myself by making my recourse to my God, who is our only security.”

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And his Gods hand shall bind up all our scattered leaves again,” presumably at the end of time, gathering all people into “that library where every book shall lie open to one another” (Line 6). In this case, heaven is a metaphorical library in which each leaf (page) of each chapter of each volume is lovingly kept.

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“For affliction is a treasure”. This is a paradox because generally when you think of a treasure you don’t think of it hurting you but you think of it making you wealthy or better off but instead he uses treasure as a source of suffering.

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all mankind is of one author and one volume"
Mankind is like a book, the chapters are written by God.
The volume of the book is mankind.
Translated = die
God is telling the story of our lives.

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Other Literary Devices  (i.e. - simile, metaphor, personification, allusions, symbolism)

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Other Literary Devices  (i.e. - simile, metaphor, personification, allusions, symbolism)