After Donne's transition from secular to religious poet, his concerns surrounding religion are clearly expressed through his poetry. Donne is aware of the judgment he faces at the end of his physical life; He is also aware of the sinful life he has lead and his ongoing tendency to sin thus creating his need for repentance. The anguish in Donne's religious poems is an indication of how seriously he regards his own sin and how deep is his need of salvation. Despite the definite division between Donne's secular and religious poetry, his style remains unchanged through out. His wit is clearly portrayed through his use of language and word plays. Donne also uses allusion to parade his knowledge and intelligence to the readers. In his earlier poetry Donne drew on examples from the works of the World; in his religious poetry he however uses numerous biblical or religious...