gests the perfection of the love between he and his wife. In AValediction: Forbidding Mourning, Donne describes a most perfect and unchangeable lovebetween two people. Throughout the poem he skillfully compares the love of the speaker and hislady to things that seem completely different to the love between them. Whether Donne wrotehis poem for his wife or just touched a universal theme, the huge apparent differences bring themortal love between the speaker and his lady to a level of perfection above earthly faults. Word Count: 1060 ...