Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which two sets of lines in the poem illustrate that deaths power is an illusion?
sonnet 10
by john donne
death, be not proud, though some have called thee
mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;
for those whom thou thinkst thou dost overthrow
die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
from rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,
much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
and soonest our best men with thee do go,
rest of their bones, and souls delivery
thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
and dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
and poppy or charms can make us sleep as well
and better than thy stroke, why swellst thou then?
one short sleep past, we wake eternally
and death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.

Explanation:

In the poem, lines that show death's power is an illusion are those that depict death as having no real authority. "Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell" shows death is controlled by other forces. "One short sleep past, we wake eternally And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die" implies death is just a brief sleep and will ultimately cease to exist.

Answer:

"Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell" and "One short sleep past, we wake eternally And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die"