"The Canonization" by John Donne
This poem seems to be voiced by an individual who is utterly caught up in his romance. Throughout the entirety of the poem, the speaker mocks those who oppose his love, uses a plethora of metaphors to describe the immense passion he feels for his partner, and even says that their relationship will achieve a sort of immortality and go down in history for all others to admire.
In the first stanza and second stanzas, the speaker is seemingly chastising the listener for opposing his love. In the first stanza, the speaker tells the audience that he's fine with them criticizing any other part of his life, as long as he will let him love. In the second stanza, he rhetorically asks, "Alas, alas, who's injured by my love?" This implies that any criticism of his love is out of place since it hasn't hurt anybody.
In the third stanza, the speaker shifts from chastising the listener to describing the unfathomable passion he and his partner share for one another. He uses numerous metaphors that help portray to the reader the uniqueness of their feelings for one another.
In the fourth stanza, the speaker begins to describe how their love will be "canonized", which means that it will achieve a sort of "sainthood". He states that sonnets will be written about their unquestionable love for one another, and in the fifth stanza, the speaker suggests that their love will act as a guide to all others. He seems to believe that he and his lover are saints of love, and that couples for generations will look to their teachings for help.
-TB
This poem seems to be voiced by an individual who is utterly caught up in his romance. Throughout the entirety of the poem, the speaker mocks those who oppose his love, uses a plethora of metaphors to describe the immense passion he feels for his partner, and even says that their relationship will achieve a sort of immortality and go down in history for all others to admire.
In the first stanza and second stanzas, the speaker is seemingly chastising the listener for opposing his love. In the first stanza, the speaker tells the audience that he's fine with them criticizing any other part of his life, as long as he will let him love. In the second stanza, he rhetorically asks, "Alas, alas, who's injured by my love?" This implies that any criticism of his love is out of place since it hasn't hurt anybody.
In the third stanza, the speaker shifts from chastising the listener to describing the unfathomable passion he and his partner share for one another. He uses numerous metaphors that help portray to the reader the uniqueness of their feelings for one another.
In the fourth stanza, the speaker begins to describe how their love will be "canonized", which means that it will achieve a sort of "sainthood". He states that sonnets will be written about their unquestionable love for one another, and in the fifth stanza, the speaker suggests that their love will act as a guide to all others. He seems to believe that he and his lover are saints of love, and that couples for generations will look to their teachings for help.
-TB