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 * Assignment (due 2/22):**

John Donne's "The Broken Heart" addresses his disillusionment with Love. Compare and contrast this with his earlier poem "Song" in which he claims that it is impossible to find a woman "fair and true." After you post your observations, include your personal response to Donne's perspective on love and relationships. Also, please comment on at least two other posts. This is worth 20 pts.


 * Assignment (due 3/1):**

A.E. Housman's poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" regards death as a way to immortalize glory while one is still young. On the other hand, Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight" personifies death as something to be resisted, even challenged. Compare and contrast these two poems, particularly in their views of Death. Cite specific imagery and metaphors that the authors use in each poem. This is worth 30 pts.