This poem begins with a dying lover urging his love not to mourn his passing and not to cheapen their love by telling others about it.
The speaker of this poem compares the souls of him and his lover to planets who's "trepidation" is "innocent", while the "dull sublunary" love of other people is like the small movements of the earth that cause earthquakes. He urges, "So let us melt and make no noise" and says their souls are like "gold to aery thinness beat." This poem begins with a dying lover urging his love not to mourn his passing and not to cheapen their love by telling others about it. It contains one of the most famous examples of the metaphysical conceit, the speaker comparing the souls of him and his lover to "stiff twin compasses" that separate to trace out a circle but are always connected. For 10 points, name this poem by John Donne.
The speaker of this poem compares the souls of him and his lover to planets who's "trepidation" is "innocent", while the "dull sublunary" love of other people is like the small movements of the earth that cause earthquakes.
A {Valediction: Forbidding Mourning}