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    "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning‚" by John Donne explores love through the ideas of assurance and separation. Donne uses vivid imagery to impart his moral themes on his audience. A truer‚ more refined love‚ Donne explains comes from a connection at the mind‚ the joining of two souls as one. Physical presence is irrelevant if a true marriage of the minds has occurred‚ joining a pair of lovers’ souls eternally. In order to describe the form which Donne gives to true love he chooses to create

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    The title of this lyric poem is ‘ A valediction forbidding mourning’ - written by John Donne - in the first person point of view. The speaker is a man and most likely a saint who would not participate in acts that are profane. A valediction is a farewell message. As seen in the title‚ forbids his wife from sorrowing over their separation‚ the poet decides to present reasons why his embassy to France will not occasion grief or anxiety. He accomplishes this through a series of conceits - similes and

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    created a different mood for me. It felt as though there was a lot of information covered‚ especially considering we did all of it in a matter of about four months. My three favorite texts that we covered‚ were Beowulf‚ “Sonnet 116”‚ and “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.” First of all‚

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    the span of a day. Compared to men it may seem like women even exaggerate their emotions. There are instances‚ however‚ where both men and women should show an equal amount of emotion‚ yet they still do not. In John Donne’s poem‚ “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning‚” the author is leaving for some time and he remains unusually calm even though he will be without his wife. Through metaphors‚ Donne is able to explain to his wife that she needs to stay calm because their love is strong and they will

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    John Donne’s "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is an amazing love poem with beautiful figurative language‚ a farewell to Donne’s wife before their long partition. The writer assures his loved the parting will do no harm and praises on their endless love. With his competent writing style using extended metaphors‚ comparisons along with connotation and denotation throughout the poem‚ Donne expresses his belief in the strength of their angelic love to get through the physical separation. In 1611

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    two people who are so infatuated with each other it is said that they are "in love" and this can give meaning to what is commonly referred to as a love poem. Poets John Donne and Andrew Marvell write such poetry however‚ their poems "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"‚ and "To His Coy Mistress"‚ consider two different concepts. Although they are addressing love‚ they are dealing with different aspects of it. The two poems can be contrasted in form‚ poetic devices such as symbols‚ tone‚ rhyme‚ and

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    Donovan Gaillard Professor Name Class Name 10 March 2014 A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning by John Donne In 1572‚ John Donne‚ an English poet was born in London‚ England in the year 1572.Due to his family believing in the Roman Catholic Tradition; he attended Trinity College at a very young age. Because of this tradition‚ John displayed the knowledge and laws of religion in majority of his works. However‚ in 1621‚ he converted to the Church of England‚ taking up teaching‚ thus becoming a famous

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    A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning vs. To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning by John Donne and To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick share similar writing forms and speakers‚ however‚ their symbolism and themes remain different. Herrick’s poem discusses the shortness of the human lifespan‚ optimistically emphasizing the idea of carpe diem‚ “seize the day”. On the other hand‚ Donne’s poem deals with a more serious subject‚ the separation of the

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    Shakespeare ’s Sonnets. London‚ England: The Belknap Press‚ 1998. Hammond‚ Gerald. The Reader and Shakespeare ’s Young Man Sonnets. Totowa‚ New Jersey: Barnes and Noble Books‚ 1981. Cavanaugh‚ Cynthia A. "The Circle of Souls in John Donne ’s A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning". 18 Nov. 2002. . Bennett‚ Joan. "The Love Poetry of John Donne." John Donne ’s Poetry: Authoritative Texts Criticism. Ed. Arthur L. Clements. New York: New York: W.W Norton & Company‚ 1992. 178-194.

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    The poem ’The Flea ’ by John Donne is an example of a monologue. However‚ instead of being a dramatic monologue‚ it is known as a dramatic lyric. Through the ideas of the speaker being a man‚ who is addressing the poem to a woman‚ and the use of the flea‚ which causes the speaker ’s words to change as the poem progresses‚ it can be seen that ’The Flea ’ is a dramatic lyric poem‚ where the speaker is a man who is attempting to convince a woman to have sex with him. The flea plays an important role

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