The stereotype of poetry is that poems are written to exemplify a relationship between two people who are so infatuated with each other it is said that they are \"in love\" and this can give meaning to what is commonly referred to as a love poem. Poets John Donne and Andrew Marvell write such poetry however, their poems \"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning\", and \"To His Coy Mistress\", consider two different concepts. Although they are addressing love, they are dealing with different aspects of it.
The two poems can be contrasted in form, poetic devices such as symbols, tone, rhyme, and the rhythmical pattern. Symbols and tone can often encourage the reader to look for underlying mental representations that will connect them to the text to put different elements like the mood of the writer or hidden motives into perspective. The form and rhyme scheme can be applied to the person the poem is addressing, and when analyzed further, it can determine unconscious feelings and......
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