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Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:58:40 en-us <![CDATA[Discuss what Donne means by "laity" in the second...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/john-donnes-poem-valediction-forbidding-mourning-22481 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/john-donnes-poem-valediction-forbidding-mourning-22481 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:58:40 PST <![CDATA[What representations of love are good to discuss in "A Valediction...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/john-donnes-poem-valediction-forbidding-mourning-22481 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/john-donnes-poem-valediction-forbidding-mourning-22481 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:10:21 PST <![CDATA[In the first two stanzas, Donne tells his wife that they should part...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:03:29 PST <![CDATA[The speaker is referring to metaphysical ideas that were popular in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:28:37 PST <![CDATA[The third stanza of the poem, which includes lines 9-12, compares...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:25:25 PST <![CDATA[What is a summary for lines 9-10 of John Donne's poem, "A...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/line-9-10-summary-forbidding-mourning-22317 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:21:15 PST <![CDATA[The metaphysical poets were also known for their use of conceits, using...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/describe-how-valediction-metaphysical-poem-22271 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/describe-how-valediction-metaphysical-poem-22271 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:15:08 PST <![CDATA[The metaphysical poets wrote poems concerned with metaphysical issues....]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/describe-how-valediction-metaphysical-poem-22271 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/describe-how-valediction-metaphysical-poem-22271 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:49:15 PST <![CDATA[Describe how "A Valediction" is a metaphysical poem.]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/describe-how-valediction-metaphysical-poem-22271 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/describe-how-valediction-metaphysical-poem-22271 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:48:59 PST <![CDATA[All it means by itself is that something happens while good men die....]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/discribe-first-line-poem-22029 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/discribe-first-line-poem-22029 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:37:53 PST <![CDATA[This poem's meaning is in its title: A Valediction: Forbidding...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/discribe-first-line-poem-22029 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/discribe-first-line-poem-22029 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:34:54 PST <![CDATA[Describe the first line of the poem, "A Valediction: Forbidding...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/discribe-first-line-poem-22029 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/discribe-first-line-poem-22029 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:19:29 PST <![CDATA[Donne achieves this through his use of comparison; for example, he...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/how-values-different-levels-love-christian-beleif-18649 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/how-values-different-levels-love-christian-beleif-18649 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:17:19 PST <![CDATA[There are several--the speaker compares the love he and his wife share...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/hello-please-want-figures-speach-this-poem-please-19581 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/hello-please-want-figures-speach-this-poem-please-19581 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:05:42 PST <![CDATA[What are the figures of speech of the poem, "A Valediction:...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/hello-please-want-figures-speach-this-poem-please-19581 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/hello-please-want-figures-speach-this-poem-please-19581 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:53:30 PST <![CDATA[How are the values of different levels of love, christian belief and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/how-values-different-levels-love-christian-beleif-18649 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/how-values-different-levels-love-christian-beleif-18649 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:12:26 PST <![CDATA[One obvious thematic idea is to face life's limitations (in this...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-themes-valediction-forbidding-mourning-14645 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-themes-valediction-forbidding-mourning-14645 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:00:00 PST <![CDATA[John Donne wrote the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-themes-valediction-forbidding-mourning-14645 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-themes-valediction-forbidding-mourning-14645 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:34:47 PST <![CDATA[What are the themes in "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-themes-valediction-forbidding-mourning-14645 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-themes-valediction-forbidding-mourning-14645 Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:29:36 PST <![CDATA[This is such a great poem! You have a wonderful answer, but in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-arguments-donne-uses-lessen-impact-their-7767 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-arguments-donne-uses-lessen-impact-their-7767 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:05:09 PST