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A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning Group at eNotes. Thu, 28 May 2009 09:46:31 en-us <![CDATA[This is probably the best poem for "absence makes the heart grow...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/explanation-ofthis-poem-86347 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/explanation-ofthis-poem-86347 Thu, 28 May 2009 09:46:31 PST <![CDATA[Please explain the poem, "A Valediction". ]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/explanation-ofthis-poem-86347 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/explanation-ofthis-poem-86347 Thu, 28 May 2009 07:56:03 PST <![CDATA[This poem is known for the use of the metaphysical conceit. The are...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-some-comparisons-poem-quot-valediction-quot-52407 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-some-comparisons-poem-quot-valediction-quot-52407 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:15:02 PST <![CDATA[What are some comparisons in the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-some-comparisons-poem-quot-valediction-quot-52407 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-some-comparisons-poem-quot-valediction-quot-52407 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:19:18 PST <![CDATA[This poem contains two characters, a man and his wife. The man is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/who-characters-story-valediction-forbidding-51549 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/who-characters-story-valediction-forbidding-51549 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:30:19 PST <![CDATA[Who are the characters in the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/who-characters-story-valediction-forbidding-51549 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/who-characters-story-valediction-forbidding-51549 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:07:54 PST <![CDATA[The metaphysical conceits are the speaker's love as compared to the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-meaning-two-main-metaphors-man-chapter-book-45415 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-meaning-two-main-metaphors-man-chapter-book-45415 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:54:31 PST <![CDATA[What is the meaning of the two main metaphors: man as a chapter in a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-meaning-two-main-metaphors-man-chapter-book-45415 http://www.enotes.com/valediction-forbidding/q-and-a/what-meaning-two-main-metaphors-man-chapter-book-45415 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:20:32 PST <![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