"A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" is one of John Donne's most famous metaphorical poems. The poem is seen as an argument intended to prove his love to his wife Ann. It unfolds like a catalog of strange comparisons. The speaker compares their love to dying old men, earthquakes, stars, gold, and a mathematical compass. It's difficult to follow, but it forms a rare picture of love, a love that is not tied to a person's physical presence, but a spiritual love that can endure even the most difficult situations. Although this poem is still considered a romantic poem, it leaves the usual Petrarchan style and focuses not only on love but also on other themes. Much of this poem reads like the closing argument of a trial, in which the speaker uses imagery and conceits that make him anti-Petrarchan. Since we know that "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" was written for Donne's wife Ann, this is not an exaggeration. to call it a love poem. Most love poems, such as those using the Petrarchan style, focus primarily on the loved one. However, in this case, the speaker spends most of his time defining the nature of the love they share instead of focusing on exaggerating his mistress's love. Therefore, the speaker abandons the "drama" of Petrarch's typical style and introduces themes like loyalty, spirituality, and lust. In the poem he contrasts love based on the body with a spiritual love capable of transcending the flesh and based on the soul. When he says: “But we, by a love so refined (,) that we ourselves do not know what it is” (17-18), he fundamentally bases himself on his faith to claim this love. Although he is encountered in a difficult situation, he uses lust to show how middle of paper......materials or materials would break when you stretched or beat them, gold holds its unit, even over a long distance. Obviously, this is how Donne sees his love. To further prove the greatness of their love, he gives his final metaphor: “If there are two, there are two therefore (,) (a) the rigid twin compasses are two. » Again, the speaker uses this analogy to say that he and his wife are like a compass when they trace a circle. One foot of the compass (Donne) moves away and moves, while the other (his wife) remains planted in the house and leans after him. But these two compass feet are part of one unit and will always end up together. Who knew mathematics was so romantic? Well, this is another example of how Donne's speaker uses conceits not only related to the theme of "love", but also presented in an unusual way, which is a notable feature of a anti-petrarch poem..