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Epithalamion Epithalamion is an interesting mixture of negatives and positives for me. I found parts of it interesting and well written. However, I found other parts that I am less enthusiastic about. Spenser used many different devices in this poem that make it stand out from many other similar poems from the same time period. Epithalamion is a wedding song, traditionally sung on the threshold of the bedchamber. It was usually "narrated" by a sort …

…is mentioned in this poem as St. Barnaby's Day-there are sixteen hours of daylight before night falls. Overall, I enjoyed this poem on most levels. I enjoyed the use of symbolism, even if at times it was confusing to me. I also enjoyed the use of vivid imagery. However, most of all, I enjoyed the symbolism of the structure of the poem, and the work that had to go into it to make it perfect.