• Prosodic features – During the time of Donne the poems had set pattern and were formal ones. The rhyming words were used following specified pattern.

The variation of line length and the meter allows Donne to achieve some special effects but Kamala Das haven’t used any such poetic device.

• vocabulary- Donne usage of vocabulary was very formal with less of description and more of suggestions whereas Kamala Das used words which are elaborating and descriptive in nature.

• Language- Donne used the language in the poem which was full of passion and speaks of his mode and mind. The language usage underwent the modifications with passage of time and Kamala Das used language which is understood by layman easily. The words are those used in general language.

• Themes- Donne poems used to have idea and not the music or imaginations. The theme of the poem uses to be fantasy and how things should be. Kamala Das poems had theme depicting the social discriminations, the weariness of solitude and the grandeur prevailing in the society. Her poems portray the condition of women in society.