"A Valediction" work blog

• Before class on Thursday: Engage in a blog discussion of "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" by John Donne. How does Donne use figurative language, diction, and imagery to develop the themes in this poem? Resist the temptation to use the web as aq crutch to aid in understanding -- instead, work the poem and THINK about it. Also, re-read chapter five on figurative language.
  
• Due Monday: Write a 2 to 3 page typed analysis of Donne's use of figurative language in "A Valediction.." Be sure to read the section of your book on writing about poetry (and the examples in appendix) before attempting this.
  
• Be prepared to inject some passion and intellect into our continued discussion of the remaining five poems. These should already have been "work"ed.