The speaker does not believe it is really possible though. He’d go on a pilgrimage and do anything he had to. In the last stanza, he explains how if he thought that such a woman did exist that he’s suffered to find her. The speaker goes on to tell the listener that if one were to venture into the strange unknown, they would come across endless wonders, but not a woman who would please him in totality. He believes that one is just as likely to figure how why the devil’s foot is cleft as find a woman who has both of these traits. These include catching a “falling star” and teaching him how to “hear mermaids singing.” It is not until the second stanza that one comes to realize that Donne is comparing these impossibilities to the locating of a beautiful and faithful woman. In the first lines of this piece, the speaker begins by giving the reader a number of impossible tasks. ‘ Song: Go and catch a falling star’ by John Donne tells of a speaker’s belief that there are no women in the world who are to him both beautiful and faithful. Summary of Song: Go and catch a falling star While a clear exaggeration, it appears to be the speaker’s own true belief that he’ll never come upon a woman who will treat him fairly and not run off with someone else. He compares the impossibility of something like catching a star to finding an honest and beautiful woman. While this piece does not feature the characteristics of metaphysical conceit found in other Donne works, there is an interesting comparison presented between the stanzas. He speaks as though this is just how things are, and one must make the best of a constantly bad situation.
He is annoyed by the general theme of the poem, the inconstancy of women, but seems to have come to terms with it. Throughout the poem, Donne employs a light and sometimes humorous tone. The fact that Donne titled this piece ‘ Song…’ makes it clear that it was meant to be read, or sung. This is a very unusual pattern that works best if read aloud.
Finally the stanza ends with a seven syllable line. The next two contain eight, then there are two two syllable lines. For example, the first four lines are the same, with seven syllables. The lines also stick to a syllable pattern that changes within the different sets of rhyme. The lines follow a consistent rhyme scheme, conforming to the pattern of ABABCCDDD. ‘ Song: Go and catch a falling star’ by John Donne is a three- stanza poem that is separated into sets of nine lines.
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