“The Sun Rising” by John Donne is an aubade centered on two lovers who are awakened by the sun when all they want to do is stay in bed all day. Throughout the poem the speaker, presumably Donne himself, speaks to the sun and tells him to go away. This poem is divided into three stanzas with an ABBACDCDEE rhyme scheme. Each of these verses represents what Donne is telling the sun to do, which is to go away, I am stronger than you and that he and his lover are the center of the world. He uses diction throughout the poem to emphasize that the sun is not welcome to wake him up and is the lover and throughout all three stanzas to make his three points and to give the overall points of the poem. There are many metaphors used throughout the poem and one overarching metaphor. At the beginning of the poem Donne calls the sun a "foolish old man" and "unruly", which shows that he is not grateful for the sun shining through their window and waking them up. The second and third lines: "Why do you do this?" Through the windows and through the curtains they call us,” asking the sun why it is waking him and his lover by coming through the curtains and interrupting their blissful night. He asks another question: “must the seasons of lovers follow your movements?” asking whether lovers should get up just because the sun has risen. Donne now uses the words "sassy, ​​pedantic wretch" to describe the sun, saying that the sun has power over some people but not over him and his lover. He then goes on to tell the sun to "rebuke" the people he still has power over, such as school-going children who are late and apprentices who have overslept and are "bitter" about it. The sun should indicate to the hunters that the king will want to go out and ride and the sun will also indicate to the “ants” that it is a good day to gather their crops. The sun should not wake up lovers, because love does not change