English Language · English Literature

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the conceit and arguments presented in John Donne's poem 'The Sun Rising'? I. The speaker commands the sun to redirect its duties away from the lovers and instead attend to waking schoolboys, scolding apprentices, and supervising farmers. II. The speaker claims he could easily block out the sun's beams with a mere blink of his eyes but refuses to do so because he does not want to lose sight of his beloved. III. The poem asserts that the sun's authority is absolute over all things, including the lovers' private universe and their experience of time. IV. The speaker concludes that the lovers' bed is the center of the universe, and their room constitutes the sun's entire world. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: