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     • In the final stanza, Marvell delivers two definitions of the speaker’s love: it is both “the conjunction of the mind” and the “opposition of the stars.” This two-part definition encapsulates the divided nature of their love.
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   What stanza is the definition of Love by Andrew Marvell?

   • ‘The Definition of Love’ by Andrew Marvell has the same stanza form that is used in the poems, ‘Mourning’ and ‘The Mower to the Glow-worms’. Each line of the poem is octosyllabic and it constitutes an iambic tetrameter. The alternate lines of the poem rhyme altogether. It is not a glib measure, and all three poems are noticeably short.

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   What does Andrew Marvell say about love?

   • Powered by LitCharts content and AI. Andrew Marvell's "The Definition of Love" suggests that the greatest love is an impossible one. The poem's speaker and a beloved can't be together, but by going on loving each other in spite of distance and hopelessness, they achieve a love the speaker imagines in terms of mathematical perfection.

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   What is the meaning of the poem 'The definition of Love'?

   • And Opposition of the Stars. Popularity of “The Definition of Love”: Published posthumously, this beautiful poem “The Definition of Love” by Andrew Marvell, a popular metaphysical poet, is a wonderful poem on account of the delineation of the theme of love. The poem first appeared in 1681 in his collection, Miscellaneous Poems.

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   What is the theme of 'the definition of Love' by Andrew Marvell?

   • ‘The Definition of Love’ by Andrew Marvell contains several themes. The most important theme of the poem is love. The poet describes the character of his love for his beloved. According to the poet, this love is perfect and therefore unattainable. This love is divine, but for that very reason hopeless.

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   Why is Marvell's Love a popular poem?

   • The poem first appeared in 1681 in his collection, Miscellaneous Poems. The poem beautifully presents the poet’s conceptual idea of love and how it has kept the poet in its shackles by conspiring with Fate and Despair. The popularity of the poem lies in this definitional conundrum that Marvell has made when defining love.

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   What is the prevailing mood of the poem 'The definition of Love'?

   • The repeated emphasis on the malice of fate is very pessimistic. Hence the prevailing mood of the poem is one of despondency notwithstanding the feeling of calm contentment at the end. The poem, ‘ The Definition of Love ‘ by Andrew Marvell describes the character of the poet’s love for his beloved.

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   Structure and Form. ‘The Definition of Love’ by Andrew Marvell has the same stanza form that is used in the poems, ‘Mourning’ and ‘The Mower to the Glow-worms’. Each line of the poem is octosyllabic and it constitutes an iambic tetrameter. The alternate lines of the poem rhyme altogether.

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   Andrew Marvell's "The Definition of Love" suggests that the greatest love is an impossible one. The poem's speaker and a beloved can't be together, but by going on loving each other in spite of distance and hopelessness, they achieve a love the speaker imagines in terms of mathematical perfection.

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   The poem then sets up a series of extended images to explore this: In stanzas 5 and 6, the image is of the two lovers as two poles, on which “Love’s whole world” turns. They are never able to...

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   Aug 1, 2016 · What does ‘The Definition of Love’ mean, and what is Marvell saying about love? Marvell likens the course of love to geometric lines, arguing that ‘oblique’ lines (i.e. lines which slant, or are not parallel) often meet, just as imperfect lovers will often find their match; but lines which are truly ‘parallel’ will never meet (since ...

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   The poem comprises eight quatrains, that is stanzas of four lines each. The rhyme scheme is regular ABAB pattern, replicated in each stanza. The metrical rhythm is iambic tetrameters, that is...

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    Apr 18, 2024 · “The Definition of Love” explores the tension between determinism and free will in love, portraying the speaker caught between accepting fate’s limitations and desiring a love that fate seems determined to prevent.

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    Poem analysis of Andrew Marvell’s The Definition of Love through the review of literary techniques, poem structure, themes, and the proper usage of quotes.