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The parting of two lovers In the poem “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne the speaker of the poem is talking to his lover to tell her that although he is leaving their love will not be effected. It surprised me when I read the poem because I thought from the title that somebody died and this poem is to make him feel better. However the speaker describes the love between him and his …

…away, / And Whisper to their souls to go,” (1-2) he was talking about some people leaving and I understood as a bad tone like dieing, and the missing syllapul symbolizes that somebody is leaving. Finally I noticed that there is no Alliteration in this poem. The speaker didn’t repeat any sounds in his poem to prove my point that he wanted his soul mate forget about the sadness and not to mourn their parting.