A Comparison of John Donnes A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, and An

A Contrast of John Donnes A Valediction Forbidding Mourning, and Andrew Marvells To His modest Mistress The stereotype of poetry is that meters are written to exemplify a relationship between ii people who are so infatuated with individually other it is said that they are in approve and this can give meaning to what is commonly referred to as a love poem. Poets John Donne and Andrew Marvell write such(prenominal) poetry however, their poems A Valediction Forbidding Mourning, and To His Coy Mistress, consider two disparate 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, t unrivalled, rhyme, and the metric pattern. Symbols and tone can often encourage the reader to look for underlying genial representations that will connect them to the text to put different elements deal the mood of the writer or hidden motives into perspective. The form and rhyme scheme can be applied to the person the poem is addressing, and when analyzed further, it can determine unconscious feelings and meanings that may be expressed by the writer. When using a certain rhythmical pattern, the writer can point out exactly how he feels about his subject.Donnes poem is in stanzaic form and the rhyming scheme is ABAB, CDCD, etc. In lines one through four, As virtuous men pass mildly away, / The breath goes now, and some say, no, the rhyming words away, go, say, and no because of the repetition of sounds can already make the reader feel bored. The words themselves can similarly reflect a negative feeling of being unwanted. These bland, nonionic sentences and the rhyme patterns show the speakers unattached attitude, and take away from the excitement of the subject of love.Marvells poem uses continuous rhyming couplets to illustrate loves unconventional and irrational aspects, as love usually is. They take two separate lines and make a matching pair out of them. Often he uses words that can symbolize togetherness like all and ball as he writesLet us roll all our strength and allOur sweetness up into one ballAnd plunk our pleasures with rough strife,Thorough the iron gates of life. (41-44)This rhyme scheme can make a relation to two people, a couple, joining together.Donne uses symbols ... ...her depressing, such as one would use when separating. The poem also is not addressing its subject, the woman, directly. The concept of indirectness points to the authors lack of emotion. He is remaining emotionless and indifferent to avoid any confrontation from her. He wants their separation to be as quick and as painless as possible. Since these two poems deal with completely different aspects of love, they must have been written differently. Their different forms can be analyzed to get the individual interpretation of meaning to be gathered from each. They both come across differently to the reader. One poem is about sexual love and the other poem is abou t the end of love. This just shows that not all love poems are about falling in love. When a person hears the phrase love poem, he naturally thinks that it will be about a love smitten male or female. These two poems just prove that there are many aspects of love that are not necessarily about falling in love. Love poems can also be about separating from our loved one or even about giving in to lust and temptation. From this the reader learns that there are more definitions to a love poem than originally thought.