Poetry Ch. 5 Figurative Language (4)

"Dull sublunary lovers' love
(Whose sould is sense) cannot admit
Absence, because it doth remove
Those things which elemented it." (802)

This quote is from the poem "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne. The central theme of this poem is that true love, once refined, is so strong that even when one lover dies or leaves for a while, the bond cannot be broken. This is apparent when the whole message of the poem is taken into consideration. I think that the message that true love will never die is timeless and evident in this poem. The poem really reveals the bond between lovers and recognizes that they become one after time. I think that this poem shows the significance of love and how it influences people. The poem also shows that lovers depart in different ways, but that does not make their love any less. Some lovers (laity) part with no noise, no tears, and no sighs, rather, they give a profanation of their joys. Other lovers are fixed footed and do not move without their other half. This poem stays true to its theme and describes how true love can be shown in different ways, but is so strong that the bond never falters.