Analysis of Donne’s A Valediction: of Weeping William Empson begins his critical essay on John Donne's "A Valediction: of Weeping" with the statement
Spherical Image as the Central Paradox in Valediction: for Weeping In John Donne's "A Valediction: for Weeping," the speaker consoles his lover before
persuasive argument in his poems. By using metaphysical conceits in "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," Donne attempts to convince his love (presumably
intelligent, and very in love with this woman. In the poem, “A Valediction: Of Weeping,” by John Donne, he uses many references to body parts to show his