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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which line best states the theme of John Donne's Holy Sonnet 10? A) "One short sleep past, we wake eternally..." B) "...And soonest our best men with thee do go..." C) "Death be not proud, though some have called thee. D) "...And doest with poison, war, and sickness dwell..."

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it's C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

John Donne personifies death as mortal and something that should not be feared or dreaded. The poem basically discusses victory over death. Death is not as strong as people make it out t be. People are only afraid of it because it is something that is hard to comprehend and grasp.

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