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A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning - Term Papers

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

It was really a difficult poem to me. 'Cause the poem has used many metaphorical conceits. The meaning is not so apparent. I have had problems to figure out the clear and correct ideas, also I had some doubts and questions. Actually the main idea of this poem is trying to tell us the death or the separation of two lovers is not that serious. Love can still extend and leap over the gap and the limit of time and space.
The first and the second stanza seemed to describe that a "virtuous man" just passed away peacefully, though people surrounded him were unwilling to let him go. But the speaker thought we should not or we did not need to tear or sigh. The real love should be beneath the line ...

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fiercer, 'cause it is harmless, people consider it innocent. I think (I do not know if I was right?) the author intended to indicate that death is just like the earthquake-brings harms and sorrow. Earthquake is not so common, when it happens, people are scared of it. On the other hand, when facing the death, human always feel nervous and sad, all they think is the miserable separation, seldom of them think that people can still promote the form of love to a higher spiritual standard. Death is not so serious-it is a way that every human being must pass through. On the contrary, the movement of the sphere exists every day, it is so usual that everyone is getting accustomed with it. I think the author tried to tell us that we should broad our eye sight and spread our mind, avoid being restricted or controlled by the visual or emotional circumstances.( I find that this kind of thought is quite related to the background of the author-he was born into a Roman Catholic family and ...

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Added: 11/26/2007 07:01:10 PM
Category: Poetry & Poets
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