William Penn, English philosopher and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, once said: “For death is nothing more than a turning back from time to eternity. » He says that death is not the end of our life, but simply another stage. In the poem "Holy Sonnet 10" by John Donne, the poet speaks to death itself and gives his opinion on his view of death and that of others: it is something that cannot control anything, that can being replaced by other people's things, and which is not the end of a person's life. Through the use of his figurative language, Petrachan form, tone and language, Mr. Donne expresses the message that death is not to be feared because one lives in heaven. John uses many examples of figurative language in his sonnet. To begin with, when Mr. Donne begins his poem, he uses the personification “Death, be not proud” (1). The author gives death the human characteristics of being “not proud”. The rest of the line continues: “even if some called you you. “Death should not be proud even if people think it is. John shows through this first line how he feels about death: he is too proud for his own good. Additionally, Donne uses another personification when he states “Mighty and formidable, for thou art not” (2). Once again, he gives death, a concept which is not human, real characteristics. He believes that death is not "powerful" or "terrible", but something else. He expresses his opinion that death is not "terrible" for the people in their lives but perhaps beneficial. Later, the poet says: “You are the slave of fate, of chance, of kings and desperate men” (9). Death is simply controlled by things like fate, which is the only way he can act. It has no way of moving on its own without these other forces. As with war, death is the result, not the cause: death cannot physically incite people to fight. This comparison devalues ​​death in its importance and therefore its necessity. John Donne's use of metaphors and personifications in his poem to emphasize his belief that death is not as bad as people or death actually thinks, but that it can actually be beneficial. Tone and allusions are important to John in describing how death is insignificant and irrelevant. and that after death we move to a better place: paradise.