Analyse ‘The Good Morrow’ as a
Metaphysical love poem.
“The Good Morrow” is one of the
best known poems of Donne in which some of the conceits or features of
metaphysical poetry are clearly reflected. “The Good Morrow” is a love poem
that suggests the difference between life of love and life without love and
emphasizes the significance of the life of love. He here utilizes the
scholastic theory of St. Thomas Acquinas. He lays down a condition that ensures
the permanence of love and that condition is mutuality. The permanence of love,
attained through mutuality, is a noble idea and it is a typical characteristic
of metaphysical love poetry.
