The use of metaphors can greatly influence the effectiveness of an author's message, when used correctly. John Donne turns this tool into an art form in his poetry as he weaves absurd relationships between two or more seemingly unrelated ... about by using metaphors that you wouldn't think work and laying them out in a way that they are very effective and even logical. Another example of Donne effectively using unrelated objects as metaphors is in the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning". This poem is about a man leaving the women he loves in order ... circles just, and makes me end w...

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... now clocked off work for the day, and begin to transform themselves into the essence of lilies and roses. JOHN DONNE"S POETRY From Shakespeare we move onto the treatment of love in the poetry of John Donne.Although both were poets of the 17th century, they achieved quite different effects with their treatment of love. While ... Shakespeare concentrated on describing the object of his love, Donne tells his reader very little of the "colour" of his lovers ... poetry is sharper and more concentrated and often doesn't seem to belong to the period at all. However, it is impossible to pin poi...

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• Grade Level: High School