John Donne- A Valediction: forbidding Mourning (2)
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- In the closing lines of the poem, Donne establishes a sense of wholeness, balance and completion in an extension of the compass conceit: “Thy firmness makes my circle just,/ And makes me end, where I begun”, persuading the reader of his calm faith in his spiritual love for his wife.
- Donne explores the theme of parting from a lover in both ‘A Valediction: forbidding Mourning’ and ‘Elegy 5 His Picture’. You will be able to draw clear parallels between these poems.
- He asks to be dignified.
- Poem is about parting but not in death
- Poem has a gentle, persuasive tone
- Ceasura included to make the…
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