Basically, the third stanza of John Donne's A Valediction Forbidding Mourning is saying this:
Life is scary and sometimes painful. We wonder what it means. But the afterlife, even though we often fear it more, has no pain and fear in store for us.
The second stanza of A Valediction Forbidding mourning states intense displays of emotions in that stanza.
The narrator compares his love to gold beaten into a thin leaf. The conceit involves a drafting compass. The poem has an irregular rhyme scheme.
"Men reckon what it did and meant"
A break separation doesnt break our love, it increases it
"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne is about the never ending love he had for his wife. He says that they will never be separated even when they are apart meaning they are always together spiritually. It is a must read poem as it is really touching.
The second stanza of A Valediction Forbidding mourning states intense displays of emotions in that stanza.
A cheapening or degrading
In the seventh stanza of "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning," the twin compasses symbolize a strong and unwavering connection between the two lovers. The image of the compasses suggests that despite physical distance, their souls are spiritually connected and will always come back together.
i think it was a cock monster
The narrator compares his love to gold beaten into a thin leaf. The conceit involves a drafting compass. The poem has an irregular rhyme scheme.
They do not struggle against it. heaven
It is being beaten into a very thin sheet.
It is being beaten into a very thin sheet.
"Men reckon what it did and meant"
The line "Thy firmness makes my circle just" in the third stanza of A Valediction Forbidding Mourning can be interpreted as referring to people attributing divine meaning to a natural disaster, seeing it as part of a larger cosmic plan.
In the sixth stanza of "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," the speaker compares their separation to the properties of gold: just as gold can be stretched to create a fine wire, their love remains strong and consistent despite physical distance. The gold acts as a metaphor for the enduring strength and resilience of their love.
The lovers' love is rooted in the senses. They can only love when they are physically together.