Donne’s love poetry is chiefly remarkable for the range and variety of mood and attitude that it presents. There are poems which exhibit a cynicism and contempt for love which seems surprising in the light of other poems which so beautifully express the serene joy of mutual passion between man and woman.
At the lowest level, or rather the simplest level, there is the expression of the sensual
Discuss the variety of moods in which Donne treats love in his poetry. (P.U. 2004)
